CVE-2026-8424
Cross-Site Request Forgery in Remove Yellow BGBOX WordPress Plugin
Publication date: 2026-05-20
Last updated on: 2026-05-20
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| remove_yellow_bgbox | plugin | to 1.0 (inc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-352 | The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
The Remove Yellow BGBOX plugin for WordPress has a vulnerability known as Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in all versions up to and including 1.0. This occurs because the plugin does not properly validate nonces on its 'rybb_api_settings' page. As a result, an attacker who tricks a site administrator into clicking a malicious link can cause the plugin's settings to be reset or overwritten without the administrator's intent.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to change the plugin's stored settings by exploiting the administrator's actions. This can lead to unauthorized configuration changes, potentially disrupting the plugin's intended functionality or causing unexpected behavior on the WordPress site.