Portfolio – WordPress Portfolio Plugin <= 2.8.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery in rtport_spare_me
Strategic Overview
<= 2.8.8N/AVulnerability Overview
The Portfolio – WordPress Portfolio Plugin plugin is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.8.8. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the rtport_spare_me function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to dismiss plugin notifications 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 2.8.9, 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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