CVE-2024-1910: 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 categorifyAjaxClearCategory function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to clear 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-2024-1910 is a CSRF vulnerability in the Categorify WordPress plugin (up to version 1.0.7.4) caused by missing or incorrect nonce validation in the categorifyAjaxClearCategory function. This allows attackers to perform unauthorized category clearing actions if they can deceive an authenticated site administrator into executing a crafted request. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and does not require privileges (PR:N).
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause a site administrator to clear media library categories without authorization, resulting in limited integrity impact. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. The vulnerability does not require attacker privileges but does require tricking an authenticated user to perform an action.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a patch is available, administrators should be cautious about clicking on untrusted links and consider implementing additional CSRF protections or disabling the plugin if feasible.
CVE-2024-1910: 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 categorifyAjaxClearCategory function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to clear 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
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-1910 is a CSRF vulnerability in the Categorify WordPress plugin (up to version 1.0.7.4) caused by missing or incorrect nonce validation in the categorifyAjaxClearCategory function. This allows attackers to perform unauthorized category clearing actions if they can deceive an authenticated site administrator into executing a crafted request. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and does not require privileges (PR:N).
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause a site administrator to clear media library categories without authorization, resulting in limited integrity impact. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. The vulnerability does not require attacker privileges but does require tricking an authenticated user to perform an action.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a patch is available, administrators should be cautious about clicking on untrusted links and consider implementing additional CSRF protections or disabling the plugin if feasible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-02-26T21:28:05.082Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6d44b7ef31ef0b56f879
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:44:36 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 7:10:09 AM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 3:47:17 PM
Views: 10
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