Joy Of Text Lite – SMS messaging for WordPress <= 2.3.1 - Settings Update via CSRF
Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-352Published · Updated
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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
The Joy Of Text Lite WordPress plugin through 2.3.1 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00187 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Joy Of Text Lite | up to 2.3.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Joy Of Text Lite VendorUnknown Affected up to 2.3.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ultimatewpsms:joy_of_text:*:*:*:*:lite:wordpress:*:* | up to 2.3.1 | Vulnerable | Ultimatewpsms |
- cpe:2.3:a:ultimatewpsms:joy_of_text:*:*:*:*:lite:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·Ultimatewpsms
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-7984
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x9mr-w276-h3c2
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-7984 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-7984 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x9mr-w276-h3c2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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