WordPress More Fields Plugin 2.1 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to perform unauthorized actions by disabling CSRF token validation. Attackers can craft malicious web pages that trick logged-in administrators into adding or deleting custom fields and boxes on the Write/Edit page via POST and GET requests to the options-general.php endpoint.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact Low

Subsequent System Integrity Impact Low

Subsequent System Availability Impact Low

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
henrikmelin More Fields affected
Version Status Constraints
2.1 affected —

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/more-fields cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39507 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-more-fields-plugin-cross-site-request-forgery cve-icon cve-icon
History

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000

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Description WordPress More Fields Plugin 2.1 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to perform unauthorized actions by disabling CSRF token validation. Attackers can craft malicious web pages that trick logged-in administrators into adding or deleting custom fields and boxes on the Write/Edit page via POST and GET requests to the options-general.php endpoint.
Title WordPress More Fields Plugin 2.1 Cross-Site Request Forgery
Weaknesses CWE-352
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-15T15:13:57.656Z

Reserved: 2026-06-15T11:53:01.849Z

Link: CVE-2016-20083

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-15T15:13:52.499Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-06-15T14:16:31.923

Modified: 2026-06-15T14:16:31.923

Link: CVE-2016-20083

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Weaknesses