What is CVE-2024-8050?

CVE-2024-8050 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jfarthing Custom_author_base, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-05-15.

How severe is CVE-2024-8050?

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

Is CVE-2024-8050 known to be exploited?

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

CSRF in Jfarthing Custom_author_base

CVE-2024-8050

The Custom Author Base WordPress plugin through 1.1.1 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.002 (4.7th 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

Jfarthing Custom_author_base
Unknown Custom Author Base — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8050?: CVE-2024-8050 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jfarthing Custom_author_base, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-05-15.
How severe is CVE-2024-8050?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-8050 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.