# CVE-2026-4071: BirdSeed \<= 2.2.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via BirdSeed Token Change

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-06-02 · Updated: 2026-06-02

## Affected

- birdseedapp BirdSeed: through 2.2.0

## Description

The BirdSeed plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This is due to missing nonce validation in the birdseed_plugin_settings_page() function. The function processes the 'birdseed_token' GET parameter and saves it to the database via update_option() without verifying a nonce. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the plugin's BirdSeed token setting via a forged request, granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking a link.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on birdseedapp BirdSeed, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/236f5a78-435a-48d1-9dd7-c42a2155cb88?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/birdseed/trunk/birdseed.php#L43
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/birdseed/tags/2.2.0/birdseed.php#L43
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/birdseed/trunk/birdseed.php#L42
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/birdseed/tags/2.2.0/birdseed.php#L42

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