WordPress W3 Total Cache Plugin 'admin.php' Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
BID:69745
Info
WordPress W3 Total Cache Plugin 'admin.php' Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 69745 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: | |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Sep 08 2014 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Sep 08 2014 12:00AM |
| Credit: | Voxel@Night |
| Vulnerable: |
WordPress W3 Total Cache 0.9.4 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
WordPress W3 Total Cache Plugin 'admin.php' Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
W3 Total Cache plugin for WordPress is prone to a cross-site request-forgery vulnerability.
An attacker can exploit the cross-site request forgery issue to perform unauthorized actions in the context of a logged-in user of the affected application. This may aid in other attacks.
W3 Total Cache 0.9.4 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
W3 Total Cache plugin for WordPress is prone to a cross-site request-forgery vulnerability.
An attacker can exploit the cross-site request forgery issue to perform unauthorized actions in the context of a logged-in user of the affected application. This may aid in other attacks.
W3 Total Cache 0.9.4 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Exploit / POC
WordPress W3 Total Cache Plugin 'admin.php' Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
To exploit this issue an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim to open a malicious URI.
The following example URI is available:
http://www.example.com/wordpress/wp-admin/admin.php?page=w3tc_general&w3tc_note=enabled_edge
To exploit this issue an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim to open a malicious URI.
The following example URI is available:
http://www.example.com/wordpress/wp-admin/admin.php?page=w3tc_general&w3tc_note=enabled_edge
Solution / Fix
WordPress W3 Total Cache Plugin 'admin.php' 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 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 more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].
References
WordPress W3 Total Cache Plugin 'admin.php' Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
References:
References:
- WordPress HomePage (WordPress)
- WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Dump - Part 2 (SecLists.Org)
- WordPress W3 Total Cache Plugin Home Page (WordPress)