Description
The DW Question & Answer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.5.8. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the update_answer() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update answers to questions via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 4.3/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| designwall | DW Question & Answer | <= 1.5.8 |
References
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/Not Applicable
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/Not Applicable
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2/Not Applicable
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3/Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4/Not Applicable
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-5/Not Applicable
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dw-question-answer/trunk/inc/Handle.php#L138Patch
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9852e499-f413-4218-9bac-6c2be62ecc32?source=cveThird Party Advisory
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/Not Applicable
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/Not Applicable
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2/Not Applicable
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3/Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4/Not Applicable
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-5/Not Applicable
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dw-question-answer/trunk/inc/Handle.php#L138Patch
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9852e499-f413-4218-9bac-6c2be62ecc32?source=cveThird Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 12, 2023
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified