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CVE-2024-0592

Related Posts for WordPress <= 2.2.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: March 13, 2024 at 03:26 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:53 AM UTC
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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The Related Posts for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the handle_create_link() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add related posts to other posts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This ultimately makes it possible for attackers to view draft and password protected posts.

Affected

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

Related Posts· NEVER5wordpress-plugin
95%
v < 2.2.2
Affected range stops below 2.2.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Related Posts· Barrykooijwordpress-plugin
60%
v ≤ 2.2.1

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

Product
Source: [email protected]
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/related-posts-for-wp/trunk/classes/hooks/class-hook-link-related-screen.php#L70
Patch
Source: [email protected]
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3049719/related-posts-for-wp/tags/2.2.2/classes/hooks/class-hook-link-related-screen.php
Third Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5d21aad7-dbee-4204-afbd-0a5fdeaca50e?source=cve

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

5.4MEDIUMWordfence
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-352

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