CVE-2024-49628: WordPress Most And Least Read Posts Widget plugin <= 2.5.18 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 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: 2024-10-20 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-352

Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in whiletrue Most And Least Read Posts Widget most-and-least-read-posts-widget allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Most And Least Read Posts Widget: from n/a through <= 2.5.18.

Affected products

whiletrue Most And Least Read Posts Widget: before 2.5.19 — fixed in 2.5.19

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: whiletrue Most And Least Read Posts Widget 2.5.19. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/most-and-least-read-posts-widget/vulnerability/wordpress-most-and-least-read-posts-widget-plugin-2-5-18-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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