NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster <= 4.3.24 - Arbitrary Post Deletion via Cross-Site Request Forgery

2022-01-03 00:00

Krzysztof Zając

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 4.3.25

Affected PluginNextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster

Affected Version< 4.3.25

CVSS6.5Medium

CVECVE-2021-25072

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Vulnerability Overview

The NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster WordPress plugin before 4.3.25 does not have CSRF check in place when deleting items, allowing attacker to make a logged in admin delete arbitrary posts via a CSRF attack

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 4.3.25, 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-2021-25072 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/418e1f3b-ca99-4576-add9-d6134ba3869d

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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