WP-Advanced-Search <= 3.3.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery leading to Plugin Settings Updates
Strategic Overview
<= 3.3.8CVE-2022-47447Vulnerability Overview
The WP-Advanced-Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.3.8. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'WP_Advanced_Search_update_pagination', 'WP_Advanced_Search_update_styles', 'WP_Advanced_Search_Autocomplete_Action, and possibly other functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update certain plugin settings 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 3.3.9, 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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