CVE-2021-4397 json
Staff Directory Plugin <= 3.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass
published 3y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-34224
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Staff Directory Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the saveCustomFields() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to save custom fields via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Patch / fix
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2y ago
Exploit prediction
0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- richardgabriel Staff Directory Plugin: Company Directory
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
- Technology feeds
References
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plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2548539%40staff-directory-pro&new=2548539%40staff-directory-pro
patch
-
wordfence.com
/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5971447d-0634-49a5-91d0-c4f0c0825a86?source=cve
third-party-advisory
-
blog.nintechnet.com
/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/
not-applicable
-
blog.nintechnet.com
/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/
not-applicable
-
blog.nintechnet.com
/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3/
third-party-advisory
-
blog.nintechnet.com
/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2/
not-applicable
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blog.nintechnet.com
/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/
not-applicable
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blog.nintechnet.com
/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-5/
not-applicable
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blog.nintechnet.com
/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4/
not-applicable
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-4397
- NVD CVE-2021-4397
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