CVE-2021-4413
Process Steps Template Designer <= 1.2.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass
The Process Steps Template Designer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.2.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to save field icons via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
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
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
4.3
Process Steps Template Designer <= 1.2.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass
The Process Steps Template Designer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.2.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to save field icons via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- Record
CVE-2021-4413- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-34240
4.3
The Process Steps Template Designer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.2.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to save field icons via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- Record
EUVD-2021-34240- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2cj3-wx97-62jm
4.3
The Process Steps Template Designer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request...
The Process Steps Template Designer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.2.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to save field icons via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- Record
GHSA-2cj3-wx97-62jm- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
4.3
The Process Steps Template Designer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.2.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to save field icons via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- Record
CVE-2021-4413- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-4413 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Coolplugins Process Steps Template Designer, published July 12, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a98f6a68-5863-4147-86c4-8c19af469be3?source=cve
blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks
blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks
blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3
blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2
blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4413
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2cj3-wx97-62jm