CVE-2021-4408 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the DW Question & Answer plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 1.5.8. The flaw stems from inadequate nonce validation within the update_answer() function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to modify answers if they can trick a site administrator into clicking a malicious link. Rated Medium (CVSS 4.3), the vulnerability has low impact (L) on integrity and requires user interaction (UI:R), but does not result in confidentiality or availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.5.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_\&_answer:*:*:*:*:pro:wordpress:*:* | ||
>= 0, <= 1.5.8CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:designwall:dw_question_\&_answer:*:*:*:*:pro:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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