CVE-2024-32440 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-32440: WordPress Asgaros Forum plugin <= 2.8.0 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Thomas Belser

Product Asgaros Forum

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 Thomas Belser Asgaros Forum.This issue affects Asgaros Forum: from n/a through 2.8.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Asgaros Forum versions up to 2.8.0 are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in forum user, performs unwanted actions on their behalf without their knowledge. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the victim must visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the forum.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the forum as a logged-in user without their consent.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Forum users' accounts can be manipulated to perform actions like posting, changing settings, or modifying content without their knowledge.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must be logged into Asgaros Forum and visit an attacker-controlled webpage.

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-2024-32440 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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