CVE-2026-8940: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in jasonpitts WP Meta Sort Posts
The WP Meta Sort Posts WordPress plugin up to and including version 0.9 is vulnerable to a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack due to missing or incorrect nonce validation in the msp-options.php script. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to trick a site administrator into performing actions that change plugin settings such as msp_loop_file and msp_nav_location via a forged request. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 4.3.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-8940 describes a CSRF vulnerability in the WP Meta Sort Posts plugin for WordPress versions up to 0.9. The issue arises from missing or incorrect nonce validation on the top-level included script in msp-options.php. This flaw enables unauthenticated attackers to alter plugin configuration settings by convincing an authenticated administrator to execute a crafted request. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or availability but results in limited integrity impact by modifying plugin settings without proper authorization.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause a site administrator to unknowingly change plugin settings (msp_loop_file and msp_nav_location) via a forged request. This results in a limited integrity impact on the affected WordPress site. There is no direct impact on confidentiality or availability according to the CVSS vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is currently available for this vulnerability. Administrators should exercise caution when interacting with untrusted links or requests that could trigger changes in the plugin settings. Monitor vendor advisories for any future updates or fixes addressing this issue.
CVE-2026-8940: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in jasonpitts WP Meta Sort Posts
Description
The WP Meta Sort Posts WordPress plugin up to and including version 0.9 is vulnerable to a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack due to missing or incorrect nonce validation in the msp-options.php script. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to trick a site administrator into performing actions that change plugin settings such as msp_loop_file and msp_nav_location via a forged request. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 4.3.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-8940 describes a CSRF vulnerability in the WP Meta Sort Posts plugin for WordPress versions up to 0.9. The issue arises from missing or incorrect nonce validation on the top-level included script in msp-options.php. This flaw enables unauthenticated attackers to alter plugin configuration settings by convincing an authenticated administrator to execute a crafted request. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or availability but results in limited integrity impact by modifying plugin settings without proper authorization.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause a site administrator to unknowingly change plugin settings (msp_loop_file and msp_nav_location) via a forged request. This results in a limited integrity impact on the affected WordPress site. There is no direct impact on confidentiality or availability according to the CVSS vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is currently available for this vulnerability. Administrators should exercise caution when interacting with untrusted links or requests that could trigger changes in the plugin settings. Monitor vendor advisories for any future updates or fixes addressing this issue.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-19T12:04:11.196Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a279b3ce29bf47b5035aa26
Added to database: 06/09/2026, 04:49:00 UTC
Last enriched: 06/16/2026, 08:34:01 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:23:00 UTC
Views: 66
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