Cross-Linker <= 3.0.1.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

2022-05-30 00:00

Daniel Ruf

Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected PluginCross-Linker

Affected Version<= 3.0.1.9

CVSS8.8High

CVECVE-2022-1826

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Vulnerability Overview

The Cross-Linker WordPress plugin through 3.0.1.9 does not have CSRF check in place when creating Cross-Links, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin perform such action via a CSRF attack

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-2022-1826 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/009899d4-4139-43ea-a7a1-dc3a1a9ea1e6

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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