NewspluginWordPress extension · Ipdgroup
CVE-2021-34631
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe NewsPlugin WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery via the handle_save_style function found in the ~/news-plugin.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 1.0.18.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe NewsPlugin WordPress plugin versions up to 1.0.18 contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the handle_save_style function within news-plugin.php. The function lacks proper anti-CSRF token validation, allowing attackers to forge requests that inject arbitrary web scripts (XSS) into the plugin's settings.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
NewspluginWordPress extension
<= 1.0.18CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm NewsPlugin is installedLog in to WordPress admin dashboard and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for 'NewsPlugin' or 'Ipdgroup Newsplugin' in the list of active plugins.Affected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list and is activated.
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Check the installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Click on the NewsPlugin to view the plugin details, or check the plugin header in news-plugin.php file via file manager or FTP. The version is listed in the plugin metadata.Affected if The installed version is 1.0.18 or lower.
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Verify the vulnerable function existsAccess the site via FTP or file manager and locate the file news-plugin.php in the plugin directory (wp-content/plugins/newsplugin/). Open the file and search for the function named 'handle_save_style'.Affected if The function handle_save_style exists in the file without anti-CSRF nonce validation.
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Confirm admin access to plugin settingsNavigate to the plugin settings page in WordPress admin (typically under Settings or a dedicated NewsPlugin menu). Access the style/settings form that uses the handle_save_style function.Affected if The plugin settings page is accessible to administrators without additional security controls.
If NewsPlugin is installed and the version is 1.0.18 or lower, the environment is affected by this CSRF vulnerability that could allow XSS injection via forged admin requests.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement anti-CSRF nonce verification in the handle_save_style function and update the plugin to version 1.0.19 or later. Until patched, limit admin access and monitor for suspicious requests.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2021-34631 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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