CVE-2024-4463: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in squelch Squelch Tabs and Accordions Shortcodes
The Squelch Tabs and Accordions Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.4.7. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation when saving plugin settings. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify plugin settings 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-2024-4463 is a CSRF vulnerability in the Squelch Tabs and Accordions Shortcodes WordPress plugin (up to version 0.4.7). The issue arises from missing or incorrect nonce validation during the saving of plugin settings, enabling attackers to forge requests that modify plugin configurations if an administrator is tricked into executing them. This vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and does not grant direct confidentiality or availability impacts but allows integrity modification of plugin settings.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause an authenticated administrator to unknowingly change plugin settings via a forged request, potentially leading to unauthorized configuration changes. There is no direct impact on confidentiality or availability reported. The vulnerability requires user interaction and does not require privileges, but the victim must be an administrator.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, administrators should avoid clicking untrusted links and consider restricting access to plugin settings. Monitoring for plugin updates from the vendor is recommended to apply any official fixes once released.
CVE-2024-4463: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in squelch Squelch Tabs and Accordions Shortcodes
Description
The Squelch Tabs and Accordions Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.4.7. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation when saving plugin settings. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify plugin settings 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-2024-4463 is a CSRF vulnerability in the Squelch Tabs and Accordions Shortcodes WordPress plugin (up to version 0.4.7). The issue arises from missing or incorrect nonce validation during the saving of plugin settings, enabling attackers to forge requests that modify plugin configurations if an administrator is tricked into executing them. This vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and does not grant direct confidentiality or availability impacts but allows integrity modification of plugin settings.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause an authenticated administrator to unknowingly change plugin settings via a forged request, potentially leading to unauthorized configuration changes. There is no direct impact on confidentiality or availability reported. The vulnerability requires user interaction and does not require privileges, but the victim must be an administrator.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, administrators should avoid clicking untrusted links and consider restricting access to plugin settings. Monitoring for plugin updates from the vendor is recommended to apply any official fixes once released.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-05-03T07:51:39.774Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6b8eb7ef31ef0b5569ef
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:37:18 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 7:45:34 AM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 2:00:28 PM
Views: 9
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