CVE-2026-8940
MediumCVSS 4.3Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk2th percentile - higher than 2% of all known CVEs
Summary
The WP Meta Sort Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to and including 0.9. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the top-level included script in msp-options.php.
Risk Assessment
Unauthenticated attackers can change the plugin's msp_loop_file and msp_nav_location settings if they can trick a site administrator into performing an action.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the plugin to the latest version and implement additional security measures to prevent CSRF attacks.
Original NVD description (English source)
The WP Meta Sort Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.9. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the top-level included script in msp-options.php. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the plugin's msp_loop_file and msp_nav_location settings via a forged request via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.