Builder for WooCommerce reviews shortcodes – ReviewShort <= 1.01.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

2024-03-15 00:00
Dhabaleshwar Das

Vulnerability Overview

The Builder for WooCommerce reviews shortcodes – ReviewShort plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.01.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the wprshrtcd_redirect() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create a new shortcode 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 1.01.4, 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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