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CVE-2021-24852: MouseWheel Smooth Scroll < 5.7 - Plugin's Setting Update via CSRF

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2021-11-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-352

Description

The MouseWheel Smooth Scroll WordPress plugin before 5.7 does not have CSRF check in place on its settings page, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack

Affected products

• MouseWheel Smooth Scroll: before 5.7 — fixed in 5.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: MouseWheel Smooth Scroll 5.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1069fb40-44f0-468e-9fd4-7a0fb8cde5a5
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1069fb40-44f0-468e-9fd4-7a0fb8cde5a5

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