CVE-2024-0379

4.3 · MEDIUM

Published Feb 29, 2024 smashballoon CWE-352 EPSS 1.01% (60th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Overview

CVE-2024-0379 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting smashballoon custom_twitter_feeds. It was published on February 29, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

The Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget or X Feed Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ctf_auto_save_tokens function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the site's twitter API token and secret via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from smashballoon. Update custom_twitter_feeds to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
smashballoon	custom_twitter_feeds	>= 0, < 2.2.2	Affected

References

Ref plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-twitter-feeds/trunk/custom-twitter-feed.php Ref plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3032345%40custom-twitter-feeds%2Ftrunk&new=3032345%40custom-twitter-feeds%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file3 Ref www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/29e2ff11-053b-45cc-adf1-d276f1ee576e?source=cve Ref plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-twitter-feeds/trunk/custom-twitter-feed.php Ref plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3032345%40custom-twitter-feeds%2Ftrunk&new=3032345%40custom-twitter-feeds%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file3 Ref www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/29e2ff11-053b-45cc-adf1-d276f1ee576e?source=cve

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-0379?

CVE-2024-0379 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting smashballoon custom_twitter_feeds. It was published on February 29, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-0379?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-0379?

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