CVE-2024-41597: n/a
Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerability in ProcessWire v.3.0.229 allows a remote attacker to insert a comment. NOTE: this is disputed by the Supplier because the product intentionally accepts anonymous, unauthenticated comments and thus there are fewer situations in which CSRF would be a useful attack technique. Also, the submitted comments are, by default, held for moderator review.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-41597 identifies a CSRF vulnerability in ProcessWire version 3.0.229 where an attacker could remotely insert comments without user interaction. The vendor notes that since anonymous, unauthenticated comments are intentionally allowed, the attack vector is less impactful. Furthermore, comments submitted via this method are subject to moderation before publication, mitigating immediate exploitation effects. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.2, reflecting low confidentiality and integrity impact with no availability impact, requiring user interaction and having high attack complexity.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could allow unauthorized insertion of comments via CSRF attacks. However, because anonymous comments are permitted by design and all comments are moderated before appearing publicly, the confidentiality and integrity impacts are limited. There is no known exploitation in the wild and no direct availability impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix is currently available for this vulnerability. Given the vendor's position that the behavior is intentional and the comments are moderated, no immediate action may be required. Users should review their comment moderation policies and consider additional CSRF protections if anonymous comment insertion is undesirable in their deployment. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance.
CVE-2024-41597: n/a
Description
Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerability in ProcessWire v.3.0.229 allows a remote attacker to insert a comment. NOTE: this is disputed by the Supplier because the product intentionally accepts anonymous, unauthenticated comments and thus there are fewer situations in which CSRF would be a useful attack technique. Also, the submitted comments are, by default, held for moderator review.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.2medium
Affected software
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-41597 identifies a CSRF vulnerability in ProcessWire version 3.0.229 where an attacker could remotely insert comments without user interaction. The vendor notes that since anonymous, unauthenticated comments are intentionally allowed, the attack vector is less impactful. Furthermore, comments submitted via this method are subject to moderation before publication, mitigating immediate exploitation effects. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.2, reflecting low confidentiality and integrity impact with no availability impact, requiring user interaction and having high attack complexity.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could allow unauthorized insertion of comments via CSRF attacks. However, because anonymous comments are permitted by design and all comments are moderated before appearing publicly, the confidentiality and integrity impacts are limited. There is no known exploitation in the wild and no direct availability impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix is currently available for this vulnerability. Given the vendor's position that the behavior is intentional and the comments are moderated, no immediate action may be required. Users should review their comment moderation policies and consider additional CSRF protections if anonymous comment insertion is undesirable in their deployment. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- mitre
- Date Reserved
- 2024-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6cbcb7ef31ef0b5688d7
Added to database: 02/25/2026, 21:42:20 UTC
Last enriched: 07/10/2026, 08:06:45 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 50
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