Social Media WPCF7 Stop Words WordPress Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability has been identified in the Social Media WPCF7 Stop Words plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions through 1.1.3. The vulnerability arises from inadequate nonce validation in the smWpCfSwOptions() function, allowing unauthenticated attackers to manipulate the plugin's settings and inject malicious scripts. Exploitation requires tricking a site administrator into performing an action, such as clicking a link.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for Cross-Site Request Forgery, enabling unauthorized changes to the plugin's settings and the injection of malicious scripts that could be executed in the context of the user.