Simple:Press <= 6.10.12 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Unauthorized Post Editing
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 Simple:Press Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 6.10.12. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'sp_save_edited_post' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify a forum post 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| simplepress | Simple:Press Forum | up to 6.10.12 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Simple:Press Forum Vendorsimplepress Affected up to 6.10.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:simplepress:simplepress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 6.10.11 | Vulnerable | simplepress |
- cpe:2.3:a:simplepress:simplepress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 6.10.11 Vulnerable ·simplepress
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-13518
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4fv9-v5wm-569w
References
More Simplepress vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-09711 SimplePress Forum < 6.10.11 - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2024-11513 Simple:Press Forum <= 6.10.11 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2024-13518 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-13518 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4fv9-v5wm-569w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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