Description
The SH Contextual Help plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation in the sh_contextual_help_dashboard_widget() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Problem types
CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Product status
* (semver)
Timeline
| 2025-11-03: | Disclosed |
Credits
JohSka
References
www.wordfence.com/...-cdb8-4c99-b610-ba9a3125909e?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...-help/tags/3.2.1/functions.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...-help/tags/3.2.1/functions.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...-help/tags/3.2.1/functions.php