Stored cross-site scripting via nonce-free settings update
Published Mar 20, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Cross-site request forgery in Contests by Rewards Fuel 2.0.62 and earlier allows remote attackers to store JavaScript through forged requests. The ajax_handler() function accepts plugin-settings updates without valid nonce verification, allowing attacker-supplied JavaScript to be stored. Exploitation requires tricking a logged-in user with the edit_posts capability into submitting the forged request, after which the script can execute in a visitor's browser.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site request forgery in Contests by Rewards Fuel 2.0.62 and earlier allows remote attackers to store JavaScript through forged requests. The ajax_handler() function accepts plugin-settings updates without valid nonce verification, allowing attacker-supplied JavaScript to be stored. Exploitation requires tricking a logged-in user with the edit_posts capability into submitting the forged request, after which the script can execute in a visitor's browser.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-1785
- Published
- Mar 20, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Rewards Fuel
- Product
- Contests by Rewards Fuel
- Classifications
- CWE-352, T1189
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Mar 20, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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