CVE-2024-10040 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting all versions up to and including 2.6.2 of the Infinite-Scroll plugin for WordPress. This flaw stems from inadequate nonce validation in the process_ajax_edit and process_ajax_delete functions, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify plugin settings. With a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM), successful exploitation requires an administrator to click a malicious link, leading to potential unauthorized changes to plugin configurations. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:infinite-scroll:infinite-scroll:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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