Add Local Avatar <= 12.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via manage_avatar_cache

2023-11-07 00:00

LEE SE HYOUNG

Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected PluginAdd Local Avatar

Affected Version<= 12.1

CVSS5.4Medium

CVECVE-2023-47650

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Vulnerability Overview

The Add Local Avatar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 12.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the manage_avatar_cache function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to manage avatars on the site via a 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-2023-47650 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/241da621-b892-4263-8409-a40ac5a1ade3

CVSS Vector

5.4

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

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