CVE-2024-13683: Automate Hub Free by Sperse.IO (WordPress plugin) · Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Affects Automate Hub Free by Sperse.IO (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.3 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 8% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Jan 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| sperse Automate Hub Free by Sperse.IO | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until a fix is available, administrators should be cautious about clicking untrusted links while logged into WordPress with administrative privileges. Implementing manual nonce validation or other CSRF protections on the 'automate_hub' page may mitigate the risk.
Description
The Automate Hub Free by Sperse.IO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'automate_hub' page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update an activation status via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f6d90ca3-dc24-4634-9f98-83a909e3e093?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- wordpress.org/plugins/automate-hub-free-by-sperse-io/ (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/automate-hub-free-by-sperse-io/trunk/apps/s/sperse/sperse.php (opens in a new tab)