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CVE-2024-7568: Favicon Generator (CLOSED) (WordPress plugin) · Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Affects Favicon Generator (CLOSED) (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Mentioned vulnerabilities

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.6 Critical.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.6Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 18% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 24 Aug 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
brandondove Favicon Generator (CLOSED)Affected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

The vulnerability has been mitigated by the plugin author deleting the vulnerable functionality and closing the plugin. Users should immediately discontinue use of the Favicon Generator plugin and replace it with a secure alternative. Patch status is effectively 'official-fix' by removal of the vulnerable code and plugin closure.

Description

The Favicon Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.5. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the output_sub_admin_page_0 function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files on the server via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. The plugin author deleted the functionality of the plugin to patch this issue and close the plugin, we recommend seeking an alternative to this plugin. CVE-2024-7864 appears to be a duplicate of this issue.

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