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CVE Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2026-8942
PUBLISHED
More InfoOfficial Page
Assigner-Wordfence
Assigner Org ID-b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-27 May, 2026 | 07:45
Updated At-27 May, 2026 | 07:45
Rejected At-
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)
MetaMagic SEO Plugin <= 1.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Settings Update via Settings Page

The MetaMagic SEO Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the metamagic_update_options function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's SEO settings, including enabling or disabling the plugin and toggling description and keyword meta tag output via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Affected Products
Vendor
lhughes33472
Product
MetaMagic SEO Plugin
Default Status
unaffected
Versions
Affected
  • From 0 through 1.6 (semver)
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-352CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-352
Description: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
3.14.3MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Version: 3.1
Base score: 4.3
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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Credits

finder
Muhammad Afnaan
Timeline
EventDate
Disclosed2026-05-26 18:57:11
Event: Disclosed
Date: 2026-05-26 18:57:11
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Rejected Reason

References
HyperlinkResource
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a08e4147-9a57-4936-9a18-02110c79a8bb?source=cve
N/A
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/metamagic/trunk/metamagic.php#L188
N/A
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/metamagic/trunk/metamagic.php#L143
N/A
Hyperlink: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a08e4147-9a57-4936-9a18-02110c79a8bb?source=cve
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/metamagic/trunk/metamagic.php#L188
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/metamagic/trunk/metamagic.php#L143
Resource: N/A
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