CVE-2024-27955 HIGH

CVE-2024-27955: WordPress Automatic plugin <= 3.92.0 - CSRF to Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Vendor Wp Automatic

Product Automatic

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published May 17, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

8.8/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WP Automatic Automatic allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Automatic: from n/a through 3.92.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Automatic versions up to 3.92.0 are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without the admin's knowledge or consent. This could allow the attacker to modify plugin settings, create posts, or perform other administrative functions.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform administrative actions on the site by tricking a logged-in admin into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify WP Automatic settings, create or delete content, or change site configuration if an admin visits a malicious link.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

A site administrator must visit a webpage controlled by the attacker while logged into WordPress.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 17, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27955 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

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