CVE-2024-13852

HIGH EPSS 17.5%
Published Feb 18, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
8.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Feb 18, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

The Option Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in version 1.0. This is due to missing nonce validation on the plugin_page() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site via a forged request, granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.8
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
17.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Authentication

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
backieoption_editor* ≤1.0

References 3

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/option-editor/trunk/option-editor.php#L70
    Product
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/option-editor/#developers
    Product
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/50adbe1d-9d79-4015-9e09-2166f97efc47?source=cve
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.