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CVE-2021-4397

Staff Directory Plugin <= 3.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: July 1, 2023 at 05:33 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:19 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsStaff Directory PluginStaff Directory Plugin

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The Staff Directory Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the saveCustomFields() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to save custom fields via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Staff Directory Plugin· Goldpluginswordpress-plugin
95%
v ≤ 3.6
Staff Directory Plugin· Richardgabrielwordpress-plugin
60%
v ≤ 3.6

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (9)

Not Applicable
Source: [email protected]
https://blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/
Not Applicable
Source: [email protected]
https://blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/
Not Applicable
Source: [email protected]
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/
Not Applicable
Source: [email protected]
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2/
Third Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3/
Not Applicable
Source: [email protected]
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4/
Not Applicable
Source: [email protected]
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-5/
Patch
Source: [email protected]
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2548539%40staff-directory-pro&new=2548539%40staff-directory-pro&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.3MEDIUMWordfence
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-352

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