CVE-2024-31093 HIGH

CVE-2024-31093: WordPress Broken Images plugin <= 0.2 - CSRF to XSS vulnerability

Vendor Kaloyan K. Tsvetkov

Product Broken Images

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published April 15, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Kaloyan K. Tsvetkov Broken Images allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects Broken Images: from n/a through 0.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Broken Images, a WordPress plugin, contains a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows attackers to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of site administrators. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by an admin, executes unwanted requests. The vulnerability affects versions up to 0.2 and requires user interaction to exploit.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unauthorized actions on the site by tricking an admin into visiting a malicious page.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can modify site settings, content, or user accounts if an admin is tricked into visiting a malicious page.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must visit an attacker-controlled page or click a malicious link while logged in.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 15, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31093 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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