Media File Renamer – Auto & Manual Rename <= 5.2.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

2021-04-08 23:09

Ngo Van Thien

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 5.2.6

Affected PluginMedia File Renamer: Rename for better SEO (AI-Powered)

Affected Version<= 5.2.5

CVSS8.8High

CVECVE-2021-36850

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Vulnerability Overview

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WordPress Media File Renamer – Auto & Manual Rename plugin (versions <= 5.2.5). Affected parameters "post_title", "filename", "lock". This allows changing the uploaded media title, media file name, and media locking state.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 5.2.6, 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-2021-36850 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dbf32808-b5d7-4f12-ada5-0578e0bef321

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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