JSON REST API <= 1.1 - Potential Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass
Strategic Overview
Vulnerability Overview
The JSON REST API plugin for WordPress is possibly vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.1 due to a potential SOP bypass. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to conduct JSON Flash attacks 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 1.1.1, 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.
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