CVE-2024-37939 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-37939: WordPress Patricia Lite theme <= 1.2.3 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Volthemes

Product Patricia Lite

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published July 12, 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 VolThemes Patricia Lite.This issue affects Patricia Lite: from n/a through 1.2.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Patricia Lite versions up to 1.2.3 contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows attackers to perform unwanted actions on behalf of site visitors. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by a logged-in user, triggers unintended changes to the site. The vulnerability requires user interaction and does not expose sensitive data, but can modify site content or settings.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Trick a logged-in user into performing unwanted actions on the site, such as changing settings or modifying content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Site visitors' accounts can be used to make unauthorized changes without their knowledge or consent.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

A site visitor must click a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled page while logged into the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 12, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37939 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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