CVE-2021-4408

MediumCVSS 4.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

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CVSS 3.1 4.3/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 12, 2023
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-4408: Medium severity, CVSS 4.3 | Vulnix