CVE-2021-4425: The Defender Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.4.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the verify_otp_l

medium Affects defender-security (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published 2023-07-12; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Defender Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.4.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the verify_otp_l

Package: defender-security (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <=2.4.6
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: medium CVSS 4.3
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (46.7th percentile)
Published: 2023-07-12
Source: nvd

References

CWE-352

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