CVE-2024-1906: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in frenify Categorify – WordPress Media Library Category & File Manager
The Categorify plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the categorifyAjaxAddCategory function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add categories 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-2024-1906 identifies a CSRF vulnerability in the frenify Categorify plugin for WordPress Media Library Category & File Manager. The issue arises from inadequate nonce validation in the categorifyAjaxAddCategory function, enabling attackers to forge requests that add categories without proper authorization. This affects all versions up to and including 1.0.7.4. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and does not impact confidentiality or availability but can lead to unauthorized category additions (integrity impact).
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause an authenticated site administrator to unknowingly add categories to the media library by tricking them into clicking a crafted link. This could lead to unauthorized modifications of the media library's category structure, potentially affecting site organization or content management integrity. There is no direct impact on confidentiality or availability reported.
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 WordPress with administrative privileges. Monitoring for plugin updates from frenify is recommended to apply any forthcoming patches addressing this CSRF vulnerability.
CVE-2024-1906: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in frenify Categorify – WordPress Media Library Category & File Manager
Description
The Categorify plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the categorifyAjaxAddCategory function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add categories 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-2024-1906 identifies a CSRF vulnerability in the frenify Categorify plugin for WordPress Media Library Category & File Manager. The issue arises from inadequate nonce validation in the categorifyAjaxAddCategory function, enabling attackers to forge requests that add categories without proper authorization. This affects all versions up to and including 1.0.7.4. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and does not impact confidentiality or availability but can lead to unauthorized category additions (integrity impact).
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause an authenticated site administrator to unknowingly add categories to the media library by tricking them into clicking a crafted link. This could lead to unauthorized modifications of the media library's category structure, potentially affecting site organization or content management integrity. There is no direct impact on confidentiality or availability reported.
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 WordPress with administrative privileges. Monitoring for plugin updates from frenify is recommended to apply any forthcoming patches addressing this CSRF vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-02-26T21:07:00.129Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6d42b7ef31ef0b56f7ff
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:44:34 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 1:50:06 PM
Last updated: 4/11/2026, 6:17:16 PM
Views: 12
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