Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessLure authenticated admin to malicious page
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ExploitBrowser auto-submits forged plugin request
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ExecutionAction executes under victim's session
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ImpactRegistration/plugin settings altered
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V3 - Web Frontend Security Anti-CSRF tokens, SameSite cookies
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires an active, authenticated WordPress session (typically an administrator or privileged user of the User Registration plugin) AND successful social engineering to make that victim load attacker-controlled content while logged in (UI:R). It is further limited to User Registration versions from n/a through 5.2.8. The attack fails if the targeted user is not logged in, if anti-CSRF nonce protections are effective, or if standard WordPress SameSite cookie behavior blocks the cross-site request. No special non-default plugin configuration is indicated in the description. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity CSRF flaw (CVSS 5.4) that is a low priority for most defenders. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L) describes a network-reachable attack requiring no attacker privileges but mandatory victim interaction (UI:R), with only low integrity and availability impact and no confidentiality impact - consistent with a classic CWE-352 CSRF. No EPSS score, KEV listing, or POC is present in the provided data: exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis', and there is no evidence of active exploitation. The PR:N rating reflects CVSS CSRF convention (the attacker authenticates nothing themselves) but real exploitation depends on luring an already-authenticated WordPress user/administrator to a malicious page, which materially limits practical impact. Note a tension between PR:N and the practical requirement that the victim hold a privileged session - this is inherent to CSRF scoring and not a data error. Overall: a legitimate issue to patch during routine maintenance, not an emergency. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker crafts a malicious web page containing a forged request targeting a state-changing action in the User Registration plugin, then lures a logged-in WordPress administrator to visit it (e.g., via phishing). When the admin's browser loads the page, it silently submits the forged request using the admin's authenticated session, altering plugin or registration settings. No public exploit code is identified in the provided data. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 13, 2026
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in the ThemeGrill User Registration WordPress plugin through version 5.2.8 allows remote attackers to trick a logged-in privileged user into performing unintended actions, with low integrity and availability impact (CVSS 5.4). Exploitation requires an active authenticated WordPress session and successful social engineering to load attacker-controlled content (UI:R), as reflected in the CVSS vector (PR:N, UI:R). No public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis, and the independent assessment rates this as a moderate-severity, low-priority issue for most defenders.
RemediationAI
Apply the latest update to the User Registration plugin; since the vulnerability affects versions through 5.2.8, upgrading to a version later than 5.2.8 is recommended if a patched release is available. No exact fixed version is provided in the available data, so consult the Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/user-registration/vulnerability/wordpress-user-registration-plugin-5-2-8-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) for vendor patch details. As a workaround, ensure that WordPress nonce protections are active (they are default) and consider deploying a web application firewall (WAF) rule to block cross-site requests lacking valid anti-CSRF tokens; however, this may cause false positives on legitimate traffic. Additionally, enforce SameSite=Lax or Strict attributes on authentication cookies (default in modern browsers) and restrict administrative access to trusted IP ranges to reduce exposure. Note that no vendor-released patch is explicitly identified in the provided data.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Cross-site request forgery (CWE-352) is a class of vulnerability where a web application fails to verify that a state-changing request originated from its own origin, allowing an attacker to forge requests on behalf of an authenticated user. In the case of the ThemeGrill User Registration WordPress plugin, the affected component is identified by the CPE string cpe:2.3:a:themegrill:user_registration:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, indicating all versions up to and including 5.2.8. WordPress plugins commonly use nonces (one-time tokens) to protect against CSRF; this flaw likely indicates missing or insufficient nonce validation on certain plugin actions. The CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L shows that the attack is network-based, requires no authentication for the attacker (PR:N), but needs user interaction (UI:R). The impact is limited to low integrity and availability, with no confidentiality impact, reflecting the moderate severity. Standard WordPress defenses such as SameSite cookie attributes and nonce checks can mitigate exploitation if properly implemented.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CSRF is network-delivered (AV:N) with no attacker privileges (PR:N) but requires victim interaction (UI:R); limited integrity/availability impact and no data disclosure (C:N, I:L, A:L).
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ThemeGrill User Registration user-registration allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects User Registration: from n/a through 5.2.8.
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Request Forgery exploits the automatic credential inclusion behavior of web browsers.
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