CSRF in Backie Option Editor
CVE-2024-13852
The Option Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in version 1.0. This is due to missing nonce validation on the plugin_page() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site via a forged request, granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
EPSS: 0.003 (19.6th 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
- Backie Option Editor — versions 0
- Backie Option_editor
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-13852?
- CVE-2024-13852 is a high-severity vulnerability in Backie Option Editor, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-02-18.
- How severe is CVE-2024-13852?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-13852 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.