CVE-2026-84024: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in BEAR
The BEAR WordPress plugin before 1.2.2 does not verify a CSRF nonce before saving its meta field configuration, allowing an attacker to overwrite that configuration by tricking a logged-in administrator into visiting a crafted page.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The BEAR WordPress plugin prior to version 1.2.2 lacks verification of a CSRF nonce when saving meta field configuration. This security weakness enables an attacker to perform a CSRF attack by convincing an authenticated administrator to visit a maliciously crafted webpage, resulting in unauthorized modification of the plugin's configuration.
Potential Impact
An attacker can overwrite the meta field configuration of the BEAR plugin without proper authorization if they can trick a logged-in administrator into visiting a malicious page. This could lead to unauthorized changes in the plugin's behavior or settings, potentially affecting site functionality or security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the BEAR WordPress plugin to version 1.2.2 or later where this CSRF vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation is indicated as the vulnerability is resolved by this update.
CVE-2026-84024: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in BEAR
Description
The BEAR WordPress plugin before 1.2.2 does not verify a CSRF nonce before saving its meta field configuration, allowing an attacker to overwrite that configuration by tricking a logged-in administrator into visiting a crafted page.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
BEAR
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The BEAR WordPress plugin prior to version 1.2.2 lacks verification of a CSRF nonce when saving meta field configuration. This security weakness enables an attacker to perform a CSRF attack by convincing an authenticated administrator to visit a maliciously crafted webpage, resulting in unauthorized modification of the plugin's configuration.
Potential Impact
An attacker can overwrite the meta field configuration of the BEAR plugin without proper authorization if they can trick a logged-in administrator into visiting a malicious page. This could lead to unauthorized changes in the plugin's behavior or settings, potentially affecting site functionality or security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the BEAR WordPress plugin to version 1.2.2 or later where this CSRF vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation is indicated as the vulnerability is resolved by this update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-01T01:46:30.249Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa4ee6155bf5e2cf5f21fec
Added to database: 09/12/2026, 06:17:05 UTC
Last enriched: 09/12/2026, 06:33:12 UTC
Last updated: 09/13/2026, 02:06:19 UTC
Views: 18
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