The Contextual Related Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.3.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the crpClearCache function triggered via the crp_clear_cache AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to clear the Contextual Related Posts cache via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
This vulnerability is a medium severity with CVSS 4.3 Cross-Site Request Forgery issue affecting the Plugin Contextual Related Posts. It affects Versions up to 3.3.1 and is fixed in 3.3.2.
the tracked vulnerability is tracked for the Plugin Contextual Related Posts as medium severity with CVSS 4.3. The affected range is Versions up to 3.3.1. Update Contextual Related Posts to 3.3.2 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug |
contextual-related-posts
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| CVE | No linked CVE entry. |
| Patched Versions |
3.3.2
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 3.3.1
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Contextual Related Posts < 1.8.10.2 - SQL Injection
Contextual Related Posts <= 1.8.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting
Contextual Related Posts <= 4.2.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'other_attributes'
Contextual Related Posts <= 4.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Contextual Related Posts <= 3.3.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Block Attribute
Contextual Related Posts < 4.2.2 - Missing Authorization
Contextual Related Posts <= 3.3.1 - Missing Authorization in crp_ajax_clearcache
Contextual Related Posts <= 2.9.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
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