CVE-2024-12554: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in pkthree Peter’s Custom Anti-Spam
The Peter’s Custom Anti-Spam plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.3. This is due to missing nonce validation on the cas_register_post() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to blacklist emails via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-12554 is a CSRF vulnerability in the Peter’s Custom Anti-Spam WordPress plugin (pkthree) affecting all versions up to 3.2.3. The issue arises from missing nonce validation in the cas_register_post() function, enabling attackers to forge requests that cause site administrators to blacklist emails without their intent. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) but no privileges (PR:N) and can be exploited remotely (AV:N).
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause a site administrator to unknowingly blacklist email addresses by tricking them into clicking a malicious link, potentially disrupting email filtering functionality. The vulnerability does not disclose sensitive information or allow direct code execution but can impact the integrity and availability of the anti-spam feature.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, administrators should be cautious about clicking links from untrusted sources and consider disabling or replacing the plugin if feasible.
CVE-2024-12554: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in pkthree Peter’s Custom Anti-Spam
Description
The Peter’s Custom Anti-Spam plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.3. This is due to missing nonce validation on the cas_register_post() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to blacklist emails via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-12554 is a CSRF vulnerability in the Peter’s Custom Anti-Spam WordPress plugin (pkthree) affecting all versions up to 3.2.3. The issue arises from missing nonce validation in the cas_register_post() function, enabling attackers to forge requests that cause site administrators to blacklist emails without their intent. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) but no privileges (PR:N) and can be exploited remotely (AV:N).
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause a site administrator to unknowingly blacklist email addresses by tricking them into clicking a malicious link, potentially disrupting email filtering functionality. The vulnerability does not disclose sensitive information or allow direct code execution but can impact the integrity and availability of the anti-spam feature.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, administrators should be cautious about clicking links from untrusted sources and consider disabling or replacing the plugin if feasible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-12-11T21:57:05.008Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6e41b7ef31ef0b59bca8
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:48:49 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 12:50:03 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 3:47:38 PM
Views: 11
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