CVE-2024-49220 HIGH

CVE-2024-49220: WordPress Cookie Scanner plugin <= 1.1 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

Vendor Nikel

Product Cookie Scanner

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published October 17, 2024

Last update April 29, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Nikel Cookie Scanner cookie-scanner allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Cookie Scanner: from n/a through <= 1.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Cookie Scanner versions 1.1 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 their knowledge. The attack requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated. This can lead to unauthorized changes, data exposure, or site disruption.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unauthorized actions on the site by tricking an authenticated admin into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify site settings or data by exploiting an admin's browser session without their consent.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must be logged in as an administrator and visit an attacker-controlled webpage.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 17, 2024 CVE published

April 29, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49220 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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