CVE-2021-29400
Published: 10 August 2021
Summary
CVE-2021-29400 is a medium-severity CSRF (CWE-352) vulnerability in Netexplorer My Smtp Contact. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 28.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-16035
Vulnerability details
A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the My SMTP Contact v1.1.1 plugin for GetSimple CMS allows remote attackers to change the SMTP settings of the contact forms for the webpages of the CMS after an authenticated admin visits a…
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malicious third-party site.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Awareness training educates users on avoiding untrusted links and actions that can be exploited via CSRF.
Requiring user re-entry of credentials for sensitive actions prevents automated forgery of requests without active user participation.
Security testing regimens explicitly include checks for missing or ineffective anti-CSRF protections in web applications.
Detects anomalous request patterns consistent with cross-site request forgery.