CVE-2024-56012: WordPress Flash News / Post (Responsive) plugin <= 4.1 - CSRF to Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-12-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-352

Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in lizeipe Flash News / Post (Responsive) flashnews-fading-effect-pearlbells allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Flash News / Post (Responsive): from n/a through <= 4.1.

Affected products

lizeipe Flash News / Post (Responsive): through 4.1

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/flashnews-fading-effect-pearlbells/vulnerability/wordpress-flash-news-post-responsive-plugin-4-1-csrf-to-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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