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CVE-2024-12028

Friends <= 3.2.1 - Missing Authorization

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: December 6, 2024 at 08:24 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:58 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsFriendsFriends

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The Friends plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on several REST API endpoints in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to send arbitrary friend requests on behalf of another website, accept the friend request for the targeted website, and then communicate with the site as an accepted friend.

Affected

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

Friends· Akirkwordpress-plugin
60%
v ≤ 3.2.1
Friends· Alex Kirkwordpress-plugin
60%
v ≤ 3.2.1

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (3)

Source: [email protected]
https://wordpress.org/plugins/friends/#developers
Source: [email protected]
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/980b16d4-3c4a-4ed1-af46-f39f3ec6dd19?source=cve
Source: cverecord
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3203812%40friends%2Ftrunk&old=3199284%40friends%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

5.3MEDIUMWordfence
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-862

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