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CVE-2024-0428

HIGH 8.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
February 5, 2024
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-352
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The Index Now plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'reset_form' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary site options via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Affected WordPress components

  • CrawlWP SEO – Instant Search Engine Indexing & SEO Performance Monitor Plugin · mihdan-index-now
    Confirmed match Active
    Up to and including 2.6.3
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • properfraction CrawlWP SEO – Instant Search Engine Indexing & SEO Performance Monitor — Up to and including 2.6.3
  • kobzarev index_now — Up to and including 2.6.3

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3020958/mihdan-index-now/tags/2.6.4/src/Views/WPOSA.php Patch
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c7641d52-e930-4143-9180-2903d018da91?source=cve Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record