CVE-2026-84023: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in BEAR
The BEAR WordPress plugin before 1.2.2 does not verify a CSRF nonce or check user capabilities before updating taxonomy terms, allowing an attacker to modify arbitrary terms by tricking a logged-in privileged user into visiting a crafted page.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The BEAR WordPress plugin prior to version 1.2.2 does not implement CSRF protections or user capability checks when updating taxonomy terms. This allows attackers to perform unauthorized modifications by exploiting the trust of authenticated privileged users through crafted requests, constituting a CWE-352 CSRF vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker can manipulate taxonomy terms in the WordPress site by exploiting the lack of CSRF protection and capability checks. This could lead to unauthorized content modifications by tricking privileged users into executing unintended actions. There is no evidence of known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the BEAR plugin to version 1.2.2 or later where this vulnerability is fixed. Since no official patch link is provided, users should verify the availability of the update from the plugin's official source. Until patched, avoid visiting untrusted pages while logged in with privileged accounts.
CVE-2026-84023: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in BEAR
Description
The BEAR WordPress plugin before 1.2.2 does not verify a CSRF nonce or check user capabilities before updating taxonomy terms, allowing an attacker to modify arbitrary terms by tricking a logged-in privileged user into visiting a crafted page.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
BEAR
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The BEAR WordPress plugin prior to version 1.2.2 does not implement CSRF protections or user capability checks when updating taxonomy terms. This allows attackers to perform unauthorized modifications by exploiting the trust of authenticated privileged users through crafted requests, constituting a CWE-352 CSRF vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker can manipulate taxonomy terms in the WordPress site by exploiting the lack of CSRF protection and capability checks. This could lead to unauthorized content modifications by tricking privileged users into executing unintended actions. There is no evidence of known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the BEAR plugin to version 1.2.2 or later where this vulnerability is fixed. Since no official patch link is provided, users should verify the availability of the update from the plugin's official source. Until patched, avoid visiting untrusted pages while logged in with privileged accounts.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-01T01:46:26.780Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa4ee6155bf5e2cf5f21feb
Added to database: 09/12/2026, 06:17:05 UTC
Last enriched: 09/12/2026, 06:47:36 UTC
Last updated: 09/13/2026, 02:06:17 UTC
Views: 14
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