WordPress DX-Contribute Plugin Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	56513
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Nov 14 2012 12:00AM
Updated:	Nov 14 2012 12:00AM
Credit:	Zhao Liang of Beijing Leadsec Technology via Secunia
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

WordPress DX-Contribute Plugin Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

The DX-Contribute plugin for 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.

DX-Contribute 1.1.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

WordPress DX-Contribute Plugin Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

WordPress DX-Contribute Plugin 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].

WordPress DX-Contribute Plugin Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

References:

• WordPress Plugin Homepage (WordPress)