Companion Auto Update <= 3.2.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

2018-10-02 00:00

Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 3.2.1

Affected PluginCompanion Auto Update

Affected Version< 3.2.1

CVSS8.8High

CVECVE-2018-20972

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Vulnerability Overview

The Companion Auto Update plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.2.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the cau_frontend function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include local files via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.2.1, or a newer patched version --- 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-2018-20972 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/38bf21c4-bf2e-4096-b4e3-9e3a5a60f1ad

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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