CVE-2024-31279 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-31279: WordPress Generate Child Theme plugin <= 2.0 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Catch Plugins

Product Generate Child Theme

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published April 12, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.4/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Catch Plugins Generate Child Theme.This issue affects Generate Child Theme: from n/a through 2.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Generate Child Theme for WordPress contains a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting versions up to 2.0. An attacker can trick a site administrator into performing unintended actions by visiting a malicious webpage while logged in. The vulnerability allows modification of plugin settings and data without the administrator's knowledge or consent.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Trick an admin into modifying plugin settings or data via a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can alter your child theme configuration and settings without your permission if you click a malicious link.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Admin must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled page; no special privileges required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 12, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31279 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2024-31279

CWE CWE-352

CVSS 5.4 / MEDIUM

Affected versions