CVE-2024-3971 — The Similarity WordPress plugin through 3

The Similarity WordPress plugin through 3.0 does not have CSRF check in place when resetting its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin reset them via a CSRF attack

01What is this vulnerability?

The Similarity WordPress plugin through 3.0 does not have CSRF check in place when resetting its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin reset them via a CSRF attack

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	Similarity	0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2024-06-14T06:00:03.148Z
• Last modified: 2025-03-13T21:21:14.103Z

09References

• wpscan.com — https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5dec5719-105d-4989-a97f-bda04d223322/