CVE-2024-35684 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-35684: WordPress ElasticPress plugin <= 5.1.1 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vendor 10Up

Product ElasticPress

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published June 8, 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 10up ElasticPress elasticpress.This issue affects ElasticPress: from n/a through <= 5.1.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

ElasticPress versions up to 5.1.1 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 ElasticPress configuration or data without the administrator's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the WordPress site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on ElasticPress settings or data by tricking an authenticated admin into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker could modify ElasticPress configuration, index settings, or trigger unintended administrative actions without your knowledge.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

The site admin must be logged into WordPress and visit an attacker-controlled webpage while authenticated.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 8, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35684 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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