Category Post List Widget <= 2.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via get_cplw_settings

2023-11-07 00:00

LEE SE HYOUNG

Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected PluginCategory Post List Widget

Affected Version<= 2.0

CVSS6.1Medium

CVECVE-2023-47516

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Vulnerability Overview

The Category Post List Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the get_cplw_settings function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the plugin's settings, including injecting XSS, 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-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')) The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-47516 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/04ffc248-2b5c-4c64-8bfd-361a8ff6a8af

CVSS Vector

6.1

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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