CVE-2024-31383 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-31383: WordPress PopularFX theme <= 1.2.4 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Pagelayer

Product PopularFX

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published April 15, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

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:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Pagelayer PopularFX.This issue affects PopularFX: from n/a through 1.2.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

PopularFX through version 1.2.4 contains a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows an attacker to perform unwanted actions on behalf of a logged-in user. The vulnerability requires the user to visit a malicious page while authenticated. An attacker can modify site settings or perform administrative actions without the user's knowledge or consent.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the site on behalf of a logged-in user without their knowledge.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Site settings or content could be modified by an attacker tricking an admin into visiting a malicious page.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

The victim must be logged in and visit a page controlled by the attacker.

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-2024-31383 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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