CVE-2024-0590
Published: 29 February 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-0590 is a medium-severity CSRF (CWE-352) vulnerability in Microsoft Clarity. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 3.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The Microsoft Clarity plugin for WordPress is affected by a cross-site request forgery vulnerability in all versions through 0.9.3. The flaw arises from missing nonce validation on the edit_clarity_project_id() function, which is tracked as CWE-352 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.1.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit the issue by crafting a forged request that changes the configured project identifier and injects arbitrary JavaScript; successful exploitation requires the attacker to lure an administrator into performing an action such as clicking a malicious link.
Public references point to a patched changeset in the WordPress plugin repository and a detailed advisory from Wordfence that identify the fixed code revision, indicating that administrators should update to a version newer than 0.9.3. The associated EPSS score remains flat at 0.2476 with no material increase after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-16383
Vulnerability details
The Microsoft Clarity plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.9.3. This is due to missing nonce validation on the edit_clarity_project_id() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change…
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the project id and add malicious JavaScript via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
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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.