What is CVE-2021-42364?

CVE-2021-42364 is a high-severity vulnerability in Stetic, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-11-29.

How severe is CVE-2021-42364?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-42364 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CSRF in Stetic

CVE-2021-42364

The Stetic WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery due to missing nonce validation via the stats_page function found in the ~/stetic.php file, which made it possible for attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in versions up to, and including 1.0.6.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.006 (45.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Stetic — versions 1.0.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-42364?: CVE-2021-42364 is a high-severity vulnerability in Stetic, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-11-29.
How severe is CVE-2021-42364?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-42364 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.