Description
The Zawgyi Embed plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the zawgyi_adminpage function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's zawgyi_forceCSS setting by submitting a forged POST request to options-general.php?page=zawgyi_embed 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
Any version
Timeline
| 2026-05-11: | Disclosed |
Credits
Muhammad Afnaan
References
www.wordfence.com/...-8359-441f-abb4-a1ca6083e6cd?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...gyi-embed/trunk/adminpanel.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...mbed/tags/2.1.1/adminpanel.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...gyi-embed/trunk/adminpanel.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...mbed/tags/2.1.1/adminpanel.php