The Injection Guard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.2.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ig_update function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's whitelist 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 Injection Guard. It affects Versions up to 1.2.1 and is fixed in 1.2.2.
the tracked vulnerability is tracked for the Plugin Injection Guard as medium severity with CVSS 4.3. The affected range is Versions up to 1.2.1. Update Injection Guard to 1.2.2 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug |
injection-guard
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | No linked CVE entry. |
| Patched Versions |
1.2.2
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 1.2.1
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Injection Guard <= 1.2.9 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Query Parameter Name
Injection Guard <= 1.2.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Injection Guard <= 1.2.1 - Missing Authorization via ig_update
Injection Guard <= 1.2.1 - Missing Authorization to Whitelist Update
Injection Guard <= 1.2.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via ig_update
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