CVE-2024-13518
Simple:Press <= 6.10.12 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Unauthorized Post Editing
CVSS Score
4.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The Simple:Press Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 6.10.12. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'sp_save_edited_post' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify a forum post via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
| CWE | CWE-352 |
| Vendor | simplepress |
| Product | simple:press forum |
| Published | Mar 1, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
simplepress / Simple:Press Forum
0 ≤ 6.10.12
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4484fa86-5878-426d-92b9-8eb0751075e5?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simplepress/trunk/forum/database/sp-db-management.php#L173 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3251363
Credits
Robert Subotic