CVE-2024-8490: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in propertyhive Property Hive
The PropertyHive plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.19. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'save_account_details' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to edit the name, email address, and password of an administrator account 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-2024-8490 is a CSRF vulnerability in the PropertyHive WordPress plugin affecting all versions up to 2.0.19. The issue arises from missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'save_account_details' function, enabling attackers to forge requests that modify administrator account details if an administrator is tricked into clicking a malicious link. This vulnerability allows unauthorized modification of critical account information without requiring prior authentication.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized changes to an administrator's name, email address, and password, potentially resulting in full administrative account takeover. This compromises the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected WordPress site.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, administrators should avoid clicking on untrusted links and consider implementing additional CSRF protections or monitoring for suspicious account changes.
CVE-2024-8490: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in propertyhive Property Hive
Description
The PropertyHive plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.19. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'save_account_details' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to edit the name, email address, and password of an administrator account 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-2024-8490 is a CSRF vulnerability in the PropertyHive WordPress plugin affecting all versions up to 2.0.19. The issue arises from missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'save_account_details' function, enabling attackers to forge requests that modify administrator account details if an administrator is tricked into clicking a malicious link. This vulnerability allows unauthorized modification of critical account information without requiring prior authentication.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized changes to an administrator's name, email address, and password, potentially resulting in full administrative account takeover. This compromises the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected WordPress site.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, administrators should avoid clicking on untrusted links and consider implementing additional CSRF protections or monitoring for suspicious account changes.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-09-05T16:56:36.864Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69d737031cc7ad14da4194e1
Added to database: 4/9/2026, 5:20:03 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 5:26:24 AM
Last updated: 4/10/2026, 5:42:02 AM
Views: 9
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