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Input validation vulnerability in Herd Effects – fake notifications and social proof plugin 5.2.3

  • Severity: medium-risk
  • Status: Fixed
  • Publication: August 21, 2023

The Herd Effects plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to a type of attack called Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to and including 5.2.3. This type of attack can happen when there is missing or incorrect validation when deleting effects. This means that an unauthenticated attacker can delete effects if they are able to trick a site administrator into clicking on a link or performing some other action.

Detected in:

Herd Effects – fake notifications and social proof plugin fixed vulnerable versions: >= * <= 5.2.3
Herd Effects – Social Proof and Notification Plugin fixed vulnerable versions:
Social Proof Popups & Real-Time Notifications – Herd Effects fixed vulnerable versions:

This information is sourced from www.wpvulnerability.com. An open-source database of vulnerabilities maintained by the community. Help us out by submitting vulnerabilities!

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> from 2.2.8
= including 2.2.8 & 2.2.21
< to 2.2.21

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