CVE-2024-43116 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-43116: WordPress Simple Local Avatars plugin <= 2.7.10 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vendor 10Up

Product Simple Local Avatars

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published August 26, 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 Simple Local Avatars.This issue affects Simple Local Avatars: from n/a through 2.7.10.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Simple Local Avatars versions 2.7.10 and earlier 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 site without the administrator's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the admin must visit the attacker's page while logged in.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the site by tricking a logged-in administrator into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify site settings or user data if an admin visits a malicious link while logged in to WordPress.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Administrator must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled webpage; no special privileges or authentication by the attacker required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 26, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43116 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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