UpdraftPlus <= 1.23.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting via action_authenticate_storage

2023-05-18 00:00
Rafie Muhammad

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 1.23.4
Affected Version<= 1.23.3
CVSS6.1Medium
CVECVE-2023-32960
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Vulnerability Overview

The UpdraftPlus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.23.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the action_authenticate_storage function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject JavaScript into a parameter in the authentication process via a forged request which will execute in their browser at another part of the process, granted they can trick a site administrator into performing multiple actions including re-authenticating a connection to storage.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.23.4, 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

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