Vulnerability Report
Plugin Medium Patch path listed CVE-2024-12634

Related Posts, Inline Related Posts, Contextual Related Posts, Related Content By PickPlugins <= 2.0.59 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting

The Related Posts, Inline Related Posts, Contextual Related Posts, Related Content By PickPlugins plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including 2.0.59. This is due to missing nonce validation on a function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Quick Answer

CVE-2024-12634 is a medium severity with CVSS 6.1 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Related Posts By PickPlugins. It affects 2.0.59 through 2.0.59 and is fixed in 2.0.60.

Published
Mar 06, 2025
Last Updated
Mar 07, 2025
Slug
related-post
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
Patched release is available
Remediation
Update to version 2.0.60, or a newer patched version
Operator Briefing

CVE-2024-12634 is tracked for the Plugin Related Posts By PickPlugins as medium severity with CVSS 6.1. The affected range is 2.0.59 through 2.0.59. Update Related Posts By PickPlugins to 2.0.60 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type
Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Primary Fixed Version
2.0.60
Primary Affected Range
2.0.59 through 2.0.59
Tracking ID
CVE-2024-12634
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
related-post View on wordpress.org
CVE CVE-2024-12634
Patched Versions
2.0.60
Affected Versions
2.0.59 through 2.0.59
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