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CVE-2024-8050: Custom Author Base <= 1.1.1 - Settings Update via CSRF

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 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: yes
• Published: 2025-05-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-352

Description

The Custom Author Base WordPress plugin through 1.1.1 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack

Affected products

• Custom Author Base: through 1.1.1

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/28c9c127-464a-4750-8b62-a9b90b01f1af/
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/28c9c127-464a-4750-8b62-a9b90b01f1af/

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