CVE-2024-43356 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-43356: WordPress oik plugin <= 4.12.0 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

Vendor Bobbingwide

Product oik

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 bobbingwide.This issue affects oik: from n/a through 4.12.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The oik plugin through version 4.12.0 contains a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows attackers to perform unwanted actions on behalf of site administrators. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by an admin, executes unintended operations without their knowledge. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the admin must click a link or visit a page controlled by the attacker.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the site by tricking an admin into clicking a malicious link.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Admins could unknowingly trigger plugin actions (settings changes, data modifications) if they visit untrusted sites while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must visit a page or click a link controlled by the attacker; no special privileges or authentication bypass needed.

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-2024-43356 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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