PT-2023-12485 · WordPress · Wordpress Automatic Plugin

Jerome Bruandet · Published 2023-06-07 · Updated 2025-11-13 · CVE-2021-4374

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WordPress Automatic Plugin versions up to, and including, 3.53.2

Description The issue is caused by missing authorization and option validation in the process form.php file, allowing unauthenticated attackers to update site settings and potentially compromise the site.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 3.53.2, update to a version that includes the necessary authorization and validation fixes to prevent arbitrary options updates.

Exploit

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-4374

Affected Products

Wordpress Automatic Plugin

References · 6

• 🔥 https://blog.nintechnet.com/critical-vulnerability-fixed-in-wordpress-automatic-plugin · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-4374 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4374 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/pdnuclei_bot/status/1988804037089849421 · Twitter Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d0567dc8-7a4c-42f4-bf45-f31a8efaa354?source=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/intel_ears/status/1988899666952372680 · Twitter Post