CVE-2021-4425

CVSS 3.1 Score 7.2 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Jul 12, 2023
Updated: Nov 7, 2023
CWE ID 306

Summary

CVE-2021-4425 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting versions 2.4.6 and below of the Defender Security plugin for WordPress. This issue arises from improper or missing nonce validation within the verify_otp_login_time() function, which enables unauthenticated attackers to authentically execute a one-time login via a forged request. Site administrators can be tricked into performing an action that activates this malicious request, leading to potential unauthorized access to the WordPress site.

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