8.8
HIGH
CVE-2024-39679
Cooked WordPress CSRF Vulnerability
Description

Cooked is a recipe plugin for WordPress. The Cooked plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in versions up to, and including, 1.7.15.4 due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the AJAX action handler. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to trick users into performing an action they didn't intend to perform under their current authentication. This issue has been addressed in release version 1.8.0. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

INFO

Published Date :

July 18, 2024, 1:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 10, 2025, 3:51 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-39679 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Boxystudio cooked
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-39679.

URL Resource
https://github.com/XjSv/Cooked/security/advisories/GHSA-2jh3-9939-c4rc Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/XjSv/Cooked/security/advisories/GHSA-2jh3-9939-c4rc Exploit Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-39679 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-39679 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE NIST CWE-352
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:boxystudio:cooked:*:*:*:*:pro:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.8.0
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/XjSv/Cooked/security/advisories/GHSA-2jh3-9939-c4rc No Types Assigned https://github.com/XjSv/Cooked/security/advisories/GHSA-2jh3-9939-c4rc Exploit, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/XjSv/Cooked/security/advisories/GHSA-2jh3-9939-c4rc No Types Assigned https://github.com/XjSv/Cooked/security/advisories/GHSA-2jh3-9939-c4rc Exploit, Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/XjSv/Cooked/security/advisories/GHSA-2jh3-9939-c4rc
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 18, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Cooked is a recipe plugin for WordPress. The Cooked plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in versions up to, and including, 1.7.15.4 due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the AJAX action handler. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to trick users into performing an action they didn't intend to perform under their current authentication. This issue has been addressed in release version 1.8.0. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/XjSv/Cooked/security/advisories/GHSA-2jh3-9939-c4rc [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-352
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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