CVE-2021-24218
HIGHFacebook for WordPress 3.0.0-3.0.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via AJAX Settings Actions
Title source: llmDescription
The wp_ajax_save_fbe_settings and wp_ajax_delete_fbe_settings AJAX actions of the Facebook for WordPress plugin before 3.0.4 were vulnerable to CSRF due to a lack of nonce protection. The settings in the saveFbeSettings function had no sanitization allowing for script tags to be saved.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/03/two-vulnerabilities-patched-in-facebook-for-wordpress-plugin/
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/169d21fc-d191-46ff-82e8-9ac887aed8a4
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0070
EPSS Percentile
48.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-352
Status
published
Products (1)
facebook/facebook
3.0.0 - 3.0.4
Published
Apr 12, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026