SEO Scout <= 0.9.83 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update

2022-08-25 00:00

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Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected PluginSEO Scout: Content Optimization, Keyword Research, Rank Tracking + SEO Testing

Affected Version<= 0.9.83

CVSS8.8High

CVECVE-2022-36358

View all SEO Scout: Content Optimization, Keyword Research, Rank Tracking + SEO Testing vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Overview

The SEO Scout plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 0.9.83 . This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the update_settings function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin settings, via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement. --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)) The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-36358 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/44b259c7-ea91-4ab5-a46b-67aec50654c3

CVSS Vector

8.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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