WP Google Map <= 1.8.3 - Arbitrary Post Deletion and Plugin Settings Update via Cross-Site Request Forgery

2022-01-27 00:00

Krzysztof Zając

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.8.4

Affected PluginMaps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress – WP Google Map

Affected Version<= 1.8.3

CVSS6.5Medium

CVECVE-2021-25081

View all Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress – WP Google Map vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Overview

The Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress plugin before 1.8.4 does not have CSRF checks in most of its AJAX actions, which could allow attackers to make logged in admins delete arbitrary posts and update the plugin's settings via a CSRF attack

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.8.4, 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-2021-25081 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a7af6721-4886-4bec-8931-992881310f26

CVSS Vector

6.5

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

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