CVE-2024-13684

Summary

CVE-2024-13684 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability affecting the Reset plugin for WordPress. This issue, present in all versions up to 1.6, stems from inadequate nonce validation in the reset_db_page() function. As a result, unauthenticated attackers can reset various tables in the WordPress database, including comments, themes, and plugins, by tricking administrators into executing a malicious link. In essence, this vulnerability poses a significant security risk, enabling attackers to alter critical site data without proper authorization.

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