CVE-2021-4373 (GCVE-0-2021-4373)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-06-07 01:51
Modified
2026-04-08 17:24
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-288 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Summary
The Better Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.5.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to import settings via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ajay | Better Search – Relevant search results for WordPress |
Version: 0 ≤ |
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