WP Options Editor <= 1.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Privilege Escalation

• 16 January 2025 · Trust & Safety
• (Threat Alert)
• ~ #CyberAdvisory, #InfoSec, #ThreatIntelligence

EntreBase Advisory: The WP Options Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on a function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to elevate their privileges via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Read more about this vulnerability: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ef7f1209-c0e9-4958-aa92-fb2cb2a431e1?source=api-prod