The bbPress Login Register Links On Forum Topic Pages plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.7.5. This is due to missing nonce validation on the bbPressCustomMenu(), tomas_bbPressLoginAdminBar(), tomas_bbPressCustomLoginRedirect(), and tomas_bbPressCustomLoginLinks() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings 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 5.4 Cross-Site Request Forgery issue affecting the Plugin bbPress Login Register Links On Forum Topic Pages. It affects Versions up to 2.7.5 and is fixed in 2.8.5.
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the tracked vulnerability is tracked for the Plugin bbPress Login Register Links On Forum Topic Pages as medium severity with CVSS 5.4. The affected range is Versions up to 2.7.5. Update bbPress Login Register Links On Forum Topic Pages to 2.8.5 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
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| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug |
bbpress-login-register-links-on-forum-topic-pages
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| CVE | No linked CVE entry. |
| Patched Versions |
2.8.5
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 2.7.5
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