CVE-2021-4402

Description

The Multiple Roles plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.3.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the mu_add_roles_in_signup_meta() and mu_add_roles_in_signup_meta_recently() functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add additional roles to users via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.15%
Third-Party Advisory nintechnet.com Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: cneumann Multiple Roles
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/862fa0c3-c16f-493e-9bf6-92debc0e30f6?source=cve third party advisory
https://blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/ not applicable
https://blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/ not applicable
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3/ not applicable
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2/ third party advisory
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/ not applicable
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-5/ not applicable
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4/ not applicable
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2556328%40multiple-roles&new=2556328%40multiple-roles&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-4402?
CVE-2021-4402 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-4402?
To fix CVE-2021-4402, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-4402 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-4402 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-4402?
CVE-2021-4402 affects cneumann Multiple Roles.
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