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MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Description
The WP Meta Sort Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.9. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the top-level included script in msp-options.php. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the plugin's msp_loop_file and msp_nav_location settings via a forged request via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2026-8940
Source
Wordfence
Published
Jun 9, 2026 at 03:41
Affected Product
Vendor
jasonpitts
Product
WP Meta Sort Posts
Affected Versions
jasonpitts WP Meta Sort Posts 0
CWE Classification
References
- www.wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/06efa097-38dc-4499-b163-7a6254b25f72
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-meta-sort-posts/trunk/msp-options.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-meta-sort-posts/trunk/wp-meta-sort-posts.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-meta-sort-posts/trunk/msp-options.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-meta-sort-posts/trunk/msp-options.php