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CVE-2024-0613: Delete Custom Fields <= 0.3.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Post Meta Deletion

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-05-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-352

Description

The Delete Custom Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.3.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ajax_delete_field() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary post meta data via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Affected products

• gluten Delete Custom Fields: through 0.3.1

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/delete-custom-fields/trunk/delete-custom-fields.php#L357
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c13ba1df-25fa-4cc8-9745-2d6f6168788a?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/delete-custom-fields/trunk/delete-custom-fields.php#L357
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c13ba1df-25fa-4cc8-9745-2d6f6168788a?source=cve

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