WordPress Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
BID:55660
Info
WordPress Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 55660 |
| Class: | Design Error |
| CVE: | |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Sep 22 2012 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Sep 22 2012 12:00AM |
| Credit: | AkaStep |
| Vulnerable: |
WordPress WordPress 3.4.2 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
WordPress Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
WordPress is prone to a cross-site request-forgery vulnerability because the application fails to properly validate HTTP requests.
Exploiting this issue may allow a remote attacker to perform certain actions in the context of an authorized user's session and gain unauthorized access to the affected application; other attacks are also possible.
WordPress 3.4.2 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
WordPress is prone to a cross-site request-forgery vulnerability because the application fails to properly validate HTTP requests.
Exploiting this issue may allow a remote attacker to perform certain actions in the context of an authorized user's session and gain unauthorized access to the affected application; other attacks are also possible.
WordPress 3.4.2 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Exploit / POC
WordPress Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.
The following example data is available:
An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.
The following example data is available:
Solution / Fix
WordPress Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of any more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].
Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of any more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].