CVE-2024-38789 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-38789: WordPress Telegram Bot & Channel plugin <= 3.8.2 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Marco Milesi

Product Telegram Bot & Channel

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published January 2, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.3/10

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:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Marco Milesi Telegram Bot & Channel telegram-bot allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Telegram Bot & Channel: from n/a through <= 3.8.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Telegram Bot & Channel versions up to 3.8.2 contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without their knowledge. The vulnerability requires user interaction and does not expose sensitive data, but can modify site settings or data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Trick a logged-in admin into visiting a malicious page that performs unwanted actions on the site.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify site settings or data if they trick an admin into clicking a link.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Admin must be logged in and click a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 2, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38789 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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