Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-13647

CVE-2024-13647:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The School Management System – SakolaWP plugin for WordPress has been identified with a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-13647. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.0.8. The plugin was closed as of December 31, 2024, due to security issues (WordPress Plugin, NVD Database).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'saveexamsetting' and 'deleteexamsetting' actions. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 4.3 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) (NVD Database).

Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to update exam settings through forged requests, provided they can successfully trick a site administrator into performing specific actions, such as clicking on a malicious link (NVD Database).

Mitigation and workarounds

The plugin has been closed due to security issues as of December 31, 2024. Users are advised to remove the plugin from their WordPress installations as no patches are available (WordPress Plugin).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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