CSRF in Philipwalton Simple Nav Archives
CVE-2024-8398
The Simple Nav Archives WordPress plugin through 2.1.3 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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (5.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 5.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Philipwalton Simple Nav Archives
- Simple Nav Archives — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/f432901f-31dd-433c-91bf-ec19fa61b6d8/ (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-8398?
- CVE-2024-8398 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Philipwalton Simple Nav Archives, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-05-15.
- How severe is CVE-2024-8398?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-8398 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.