CVE-2024-8050Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Settings modification via nonce-free forged request

Published May 15, 2025 · Updated May 20, 2025

CSRF in Jeff Farthing Custom Author Base 1.1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to change author-base settings via a forged request. The plugin accepts author_base in a POST to wp-admin/options-permalink.php without verifying a CSRF nonce before saving the setting. Exploitation requires a logged-in administrator to open attacker-controlled content, and the demonstrated consequence is modification of author permalink routing.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

CSRF in Jeff Farthing Custom Author Base 1.1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to change author-base settings via a forged request. The plugin accepts author_base in a POST to wp-admin/options-permalink.php without verifying a CSRF nonce before saving the setting. Exploitation requires a logged-in administrator to open attacker-controlled content, and the demonstrated consequence is modification of author permalink routing.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-8050
Published
May 15, 2025
Updated
May 20, 2025
Vendor
Theme My Login
Product
Custom Author Base
Classifications
CWE-352, CAPEC-62, T1204.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 15, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=1.1.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Theme My Login · Custom Author Baseversion=0 <=1.1.1

Published CVSS scores

4.3CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CAPEC-62Cross Site Request Forgery
T1204.002Malicious File

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