CM Tooltip Glossary – Powerful Glossary Plugin <= 4.2.11 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
The CM Tooltip Glossary – Powerful Glossary Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.11. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation when saving settings. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the plugin's settings or reset them via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CreativeMindsSolutions | CM Tooltip Glossary | up to 4.2.11 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- CM Tooltip Glossary VendorCreativeMindsSolutions Affected up to 4.2.11 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-4086
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w9vr-xv54-jqjq
References
Other 2
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f3e2ddde-1421-4352-b93a-1492574f624e?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3076616/enhanced-tooltipglossary/trunk/settings/CMTT_Settings.php?contextall=1&old=3029791&old_path=%2Fenhanced-tooltipglossary%2Ftrunk%2Fsettings%2FCMTT_Settings.php
More CreativeMindsSolutions vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-01828 CM Download and File Manager < 2.9.1 - Download Edit via CSRF CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-04797 Cross-site request forgery in CM Email Registration Blacklist and Whitelist CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2022-02838 CM Download Manager < 2.8.6 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2024-01145 CM Download and File Manager < 2.9.0 - Download Unpublish via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2024-04669 CM WordPress Search And Replace Plugin < 1.3.9 - Plugin Reset via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-04647 CM Popup Plugin for WordPress < 1.6.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2024-4086 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-4086 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w9vr-xv54-jqjq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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