Occasions <= 1.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

2013-03-19 00:00
m3tamantra

Strategic Overview

Status
Unpatched
Affected PluginOccasions
Affected Version<= 1.1
CVSS8.8High
CVEN/A
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Vulnerability Overview

The Occasions plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation in the 'occasions.php' file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain otherwise restricted access to administrative actions which can result in XSS via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

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

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