CVE-2024-51686 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-51686: WordPress Manage User Columns plugin <= 1.0.5 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Deepak Khokhar

Product Manage User Columns

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published November 19, 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 Deepak Khokhar Manage User Columns manage-user-columns allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Manage User Columns: from n/a through <= 1.0.5.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Manage User Columns versions 1.0.5 and earlier contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on their behalf. The vulnerability requires the admin to click the link or visit the attacker's page while authenticated.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the site as an authenticated administrator without their knowledge.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify site settings or data by tricking an admin into clicking a link while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site administrator must be logged in and click a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 19, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-51686 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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