What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Soccer Engine – Soccer Plugin for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.12. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation when saving match and team settings. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change plugin settings as well as teams, players, etc. via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
The Soccer Engine plugin for WordPress contains a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in versions up to 1.12. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without the admin's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability requires the admin to visit the attacker's page but does not require the attacker to have any account on the target site.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Perform unwanted actions on the site by tricking an admin into visiting a malicious webpage.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Attackers can modify plugin settings or data without your permission if they trick you into clicking a link.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Admin must visit attacker-controlled webpage while logged into WordPress.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
May 9, 2024
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
