CVE-2021-24674
Genie WP Favicon <= 0.5.2 - Arbitrary Favicon Change via CSRF
The Genie WP Favicon WordPress plugin through 0.5.2 does not have CSRF in place when updating the favicon, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change it via a CSRF attack
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Genie WP Favicon WordPress plugin through 0.5.2 does not have CSRF in place when updating the favicon, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change it via a CSRF attack
- Record
CVE-2021-24674- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Genie WP Favicon <= 0.5.2 - Arbitrary Favicon Change via CSRF
The Genie WP Favicon WordPress plugin through 0.5.2 does not have CSRF in place when updating the favicon, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change it via a CSRF attack
- Record
CVE-2021-24674- Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-11586No score
The Genie WP Favicon WordPress plugin through 0.5.2 does not have CSRF in place when updating the favicon, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change it via a CSRF attack
- Record
EUVD-2021-11586- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mhcf-w95r-xjvrNo score
The Genie WP Favicon WordPress plugin through 0.5.2 does not have CSRF in place when updating the...
The Genie WP Favicon WordPress plugin through 0.5.2 does not have CSRF in place when updating the favicon, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change it via a CSRF attack
- Record
GHSA-mhcf-w95r-xjvr- Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-24674 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Genie Wp Favicon Project Wp Favicon, published November 8, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.55%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.