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CVE-2024-2964: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in marubon Pocket News Generator

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VulnerabilityCVE-2024-2964cvecve-2024-2964cwe-352
Published: Fri Mar 29 2024 (03/29/2024, 06:44:02 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: marubon
Product: Pocket News Generator

Description

The Pocket News Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.2.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the option_page() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

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AILast updated: 04/09/2026, 14:10:36 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2024-2964 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability in the Pocket News Generator WordPress plugin (versions up to 0.2.0). The issue arises from missing or incorrect nonce validation in the option_page() function, which is responsible for handling plugin settings. This allows an attacker to craft a malicious request that, if executed by an authenticated site administrator, can update plugin settings without proper authorization. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without privileges but requires user interaction (UI:R).

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized modification of the plugin's settings by an attacker without authentication. This could potentially affect the integrity and behavior of the plugin but does not directly impact confidentiality or availability. The CVSS score of 5.4 reflects limited impact confined to integrity with no direct impact on availability or confidentiality.

Mitigation Recommendations

No official patch or fix is currently available as per the provided information. Users should monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates. Until a fix is released, administrators should be cautious about clicking on untrusted links while logged into WordPress admin interfaces and consider restricting administrative access or using additional security plugins that provide CSRF protections.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.1
Assigner Short Name
Wordfence
Date Reserved
2024-03-26T19:49:05.630Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 699f6dbab7ef31ef0b58d502

Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:46:34 PM

Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 2:10:36 PM

Last updated: 4/11/2026, 12:09:27 PM

Views: 9

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