CVE-2024-13518: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in simplepress Simple:Press Forum
The Simple:Press Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 6.10.12. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'sp_save_edited_post' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify a forum post 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-2024-13518 is a CSRF vulnerability in the Simple:Press Forum WordPress plugin affecting all versions up to 6.10.12. The issue stems from improper or missing nonce validation on the 'sp_save_edited_post' function, allowing attackers to forge requests that modify forum posts if an administrator is tricked into executing the action. This vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and does not grant direct confidentiality or availability impact but allows low integrity impact by unauthorized post modification.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to modify forum posts without authentication by leveraging a CSRF attack against an administrator. This can lead to unauthorized content changes on the forum, potentially undermining content integrity. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability reported. No known exploits are currently active in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, administrators should be cautious about clicking untrusted links while logged into the Simple:Press Forum plugin. Monitoring vendor channels for updates and applying any forthcoming patches promptly is recommended.
CVE-2024-13518: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in simplepress Simple:Press Forum
Description
The Simple:Press Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 6.10.12. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'sp_save_edited_post' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify a forum post 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-2024-13518 is a CSRF vulnerability in the Simple:Press Forum WordPress plugin affecting all versions up to 6.10.12. The issue stems from improper or missing nonce validation on the 'sp_save_edited_post' function, allowing attackers to forge requests that modify forum posts if an administrator is tricked into executing the action. This vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and does not grant direct confidentiality or availability impact but allows low integrity impact by unauthorized post modification.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to modify forum posts without authentication by leveraging a CSRF attack against an administrator. This can lead to unauthorized content changes on the forum, potentially undermining content integrity. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability reported. No known exploits are currently active in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, administrators should be cautious about clicking untrusted links while logged into the Simple:Press Forum plugin. Monitoring vendor channels for updates and applying any forthcoming patches promptly is recommended.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-01-17T18:26:44.327Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6e5cb7ef31ef0b59ef2c
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:49:16 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 1:08:54 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 5:14:26 PM
Views: 21
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