Simple:Press Forum WordPress Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability has been identified in the Simple:Press Forum plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions through 6.10.11. The vulnerability arises from inadequate nonce validation in the 'sp_save_edited_post' function, allowing unauthenticated attackers to alter forum posts by sending forged requests, provided they can deceive a site administrator into clicking a link.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized modification of forum posts by an attacker.

Added: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM
Updated: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
3.4
impact
0.6
exploitability
6.8
remediation
0.0
relevance
0.0
threat
3.2
urgency
2.9
incentive
1.7

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