CVE-2024-4314: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in prasunsen Hostel
The Hostel plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.5.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation when managing rooms. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create and delete rooms 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-2024-4314 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability in the prasunsen Hostel WordPress plugin. The issue arises from missing or incorrect nonce validation in the room management functionality, allowing attackers to forge requests that an authenticated administrator might unwittingly execute. This can lead to unauthorized creation or deletion of rooms. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.1.5.3. No known exploits are reported in the wild, and no patch or remediation details have been provided.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause an authenticated site administrator to perform unintended actions such as creating or deleting rooms without their consent. This could disrupt the normal operation of the Hostel plugin but does not impact confidentiality or availability directly. The impact is limited to integrity with a medium severity rating (CVSS 4.3).
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a patch or official fix is available, administrators should be cautious about clicking on untrusted links and consider implementing additional CSRF protections or disabling the plugin if feasible.
CVE-2024-4314: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in prasunsen Hostel
Description
The Hostel plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.5.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation when managing rooms. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create and delete rooms 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-2024-4314 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability in the prasunsen Hostel WordPress plugin. The issue arises from missing or incorrect nonce validation in the room management functionality, allowing attackers to forge requests that an authenticated administrator might unwittingly execute. This can lead to unauthorized creation or deletion of rooms. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.1.5.3. No known exploits are reported in the wild, and no patch or remediation details have been provided.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause an authenticated site administrator to perform unintended actions such as creating or deleting rooms without their consent. This could disrupt the normal operation of the Hostel plugin but does not impact confidentiality or availability directly. The impact is limited to integrity with a medium severity rating (CVSS 4.3).
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a patch or official fix 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
- 2024-04-29T16:06:29.959Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6b86b7ef31ef0b55644b
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:37:10 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 2:30:20 PM
Last updated: 4/13/2026, 8:30:03 PM
Views: 12
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