CVE-2024-3971: Similarity <= 3.0 - Plugin Reset via CSRF

Description

The Similarity WordPress plugin through 3.0 does not have CSRF check in place when resetting its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin reset them via a CSRF attack

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-3971

Problem Types

CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Affected Products

Vendor: Unknown

Product: Similarity

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.06% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 17.14% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-04-11 (when was this score calculated)

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)

SSVC Exploitation: none

SSVC Technical Impact: partial

SSVC Automatable: false

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3971
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5dec5719-105d-4989-a97f-bda04d223322/

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