CVE-2024-49685 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-49685: WordPress Custom Twitter Feeds plugin <= 2.2.3 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Syed Balkhi
Product Custom Twitter Feeds (Tweets Widget)
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published October 31, 2024
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

5.4/10
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 Syed Balkhi Custom Twitter Feeds (Tweets Widget) custom-twitter-feeds allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Custom Twitter Feeds (Tweets Widget): from n/a through <= 2.2.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Custom Twitter Feeds (Tweets Widget) versions 2.2.3 and earlier are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF). 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 the admin's knowledge or consent. This could allow modification of plugin settings or other administrative functions.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted administrative actions on the site by tricking a logged-in admin into visiting a malicious page.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker could modify plugin settings or perform other admin actions without your permission if you click a malicious link.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

A site administrator must visit a malicious link or page while logged into WordPress.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 31, 2024 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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