Enhanced Search Box <= 0.6.1 - Settings Update via CSRF
Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
The Enhanced Search Box WordPress plugin through 0.6.1 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 0.00202 10th 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 | Enhanced Search Box | up to 0.6.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Enhanced Search Box VendorUnknown Affected up to 0.6.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:jakesnyder:enhanced_search_box:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 0.6.1 | Vulnerable | Jakesnyder |
- cpe:2.3:a:jakesnyder:enhanced_search_box:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 0.6.1 Vulnerable ·Jakesnyder
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-8091
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-chwj-xj8v-386c
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-8091 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-8091 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-chwj-xj8v-386c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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