ARK Related Posts WordPress Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
Vulnerability
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability has been identified in the ARK Related Posts plugin for WordPress, specifically in version 2.19. The issue arises from inadequate nonce validation in the 'ark_rp_options_page' function. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to alter the plugin's settings by sending a forged request, provided they can deceive a site administrator into clicking a link.
Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized changes in the plugin's configuration settings.
Added: Dec 5, 2025, 8:17 AM
Updated: Dec 5, 2025, 8:17 AM
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