What is CVE-2024-1909?

CVE-2024-1909 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Frenify Categorify, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-02-27.

How severe is CVE-2024-1909?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-1909 known to be exploited?

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

CSRF in Frenify Categorify

CVE-2024-1909

The Categorify plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the categorifyAjaxRenameCategory function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to rename categories via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.002 (10.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Frenify Categorify
Frenify Categorify – Wordpress Media Library Category & File Manager — versions 0

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)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-1909?: CVE-2024-1909 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Frenify Categorify, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-02-27.
How severe is CVE-2024-1909?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-1909 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.