Companion Sitemap Generator – HTML & XML <= 3.6.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery and Local File Inclusion

2019-01-10 00:00

Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 3.7.0

Affected PluginCompanion Sitemap Generator – Simple, Smart, and SEO-Ready

Affected Version<= 3.6.6

CVSS8.8High

CVECVE-2019-15113

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Vulnerability Overview

The Companion Sitemap Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.6.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin settings or include any local file with a PHP extension 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 3.7.0, 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-2019-15113 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/01c1dd65-4cf9-487f-ae3f-9cfaea177385

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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