Vulnerability Report
Plugin Medium Patch path listed CVE-2024-4086

CM Tooltip Glossary – Powerful Glossary Plugin <= 4.2.11 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

The CM Tooltip Glossary – Powerful Glossary Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.11. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation when saving settings. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the plugin's settings or reset them via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Quick Answer

CVE-2024-4086 is a medium severity with CVSS 4.3 Cross-Site Request Forgery issue affecting the Plugin CM Tooltip Glossary. It affects Versions up to 4.2.11 and is fixed in 4.3.0.

Published
Apr 24, 2024
Last Updated
May 02, 2024
Slug
enhanced-tooltipglossary
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
Patched release is available
Remediation
Update to version 4.3.0, or a newer patched version
Operator Briefing

CVE-2024-4086 is tracked for the Plugin CM Tooltip Glossary as medium severity with CVSS 4.3. The affected range is Versions up to 4.2.11. Update CM Tooltip Glossary to 4.3.0 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type
Cross-Site Request Forgery
Primary Fixed Version
4.3.0
Primary Affected Range
Versions up to 4.2.11
Tracking ID
CVE-2024-4086
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
enhanced-tooltipglossary View on wordpress.org
CVE CVE-2024-4086
Patched Versions
4.3.0
Affected Versions
Versions up to 4.2.11
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