Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a high-severity CSRF issue in the Process Steps Template Designer WordPress plugin through version 1.2.1. An attacker would need to trick a logged-in site administrator into taking an action, such as following a link. The public description says the resulting attack impact is unspecified, so business impact should be treated seriously but verified locally.
Executive priority
Treat as a prompt WordPress plugin remediation item, especially for public sites. It is high severity, but not confirmed actively exploited in the provided sources.
Technical view
CVE-2021-4349 is a CWE-352 cross-site request forgery vulnerability affecting Process Steps Template Designer for WordPress up to and including 1.2.1. The CVSS 3.1 score is 8.8 with network attack vector, low complexity, no attacker privileges, and required user interaction. Provided sources do not describe exact vulnerable endpoints or actions.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites with Process Steps Template Designer installed at version 1.2.1 or earlier. Internet-facing admin panels and active administrator sessions increase practical risk.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. Exploitation requires social engineering of a site administrator, and the resulting action is described only as unspecified.
Researcher notes
The record’s affected-product metadata appears inconsistent, listing version “0” while the description and title state versions through 1.2.1. Validate against Wordfence, WordPress Trac, and plugin release history before making broad exposure claims.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for Process Steps Template Designer installations.
- Upgrade affected installations beyond version 1.2.1 if a vendor-published fix is available.
- If no trusted update is available, disable or remove the plugin.
- Ask site administrators to avoid unexpected admin-session links until remediation is complete.
- Monitor vendor, Wordfence, and WordPress plugin guidance for confirmed fixes.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether each site has Process Steps Template Designer installed.
- Record installed plugin versions and flag 1.2.1 or earlier.
- Review vendor changelog or WordPress Trac changeset for CSRF fixes.
- Check whether plugin admin actions now require nonce and authorization validation.
- Review web and admin logs for suspicious administrator-triggered plugin changes.
Public sources used
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CWE-352: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2acd40d5-8a9c-4ca8-9c89-5bf639b1c66c?source=cveCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2473649/CVE reference
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/CVE reference
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CWE details
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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.