Petje.af <= 2.1.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Account Deletion via 'petjeaf_disconnect' AJAX Action
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 Petje.af plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to and including 2.1.8. This is due to missing nonce validation in the ajax_revoke_token() function which handles the 'petjeaf_disconnect' AJAX action. The function performs destructive operations including revoking OAuth2 tokens, deleting user meta, and deleting WordPress user accounts (for users with the 'petjeaf_member' role) without verifying the request originated from a legitimate source. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to force authenticated users to delete their Petje.af member user accounts via a forged request granted the victim clicks on a link or visits a malicious site.
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-4002
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hx42-ggr3-3hp6
References
Other 7
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/28a071ac-37ee-4fb9-b8c6-0a782ee673b4?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/petje-af/trunk/includes/class-petje-af-oauth2-provider.php#L346
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/petje-af/tags/2.1.8/includes/class-petje-af-oauth2-provider.php#L346
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/petje-af/trunk/includes/class-petje-af-oauth2-provider.php#L326
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/petje-af/tags/2.1.8/includes/class-petje-af-oauth2-provider.php#L326
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/petje-af/trunk/includes/class-petje-af.php#L182
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/petje-af/tags/2.1.8/includes/class-petje-af.php#L182
Sources
- CVE-2026-4002 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-4002 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hx42-ggr3-3hp6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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