vulnerability

WordPress Plugin: wp-meta-data-filter-and-taxonomy-filter: CVE-2021-20781: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jul 14, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Jun 24, 2025

Description

The Meta Data Filter and Taxonomies Filter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions versions prior to v.2.2.8. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the draw_settings_page() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Solution

wp-meta-data-filter-and-taxonomy-filter-plugin-cve-2021-20781
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