WP-CopyProtect [Protect your blog posts] <= 3.1.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via CopyProtect_options_page

2023-07-19 00:00

Kévin Mosbahi (Mika)

Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected PluginWP-CopyProtect [Protect your blog posts]

Affected Version<= 3.1.0

CVSS4.3Medium

CVECVE-2023-25025

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Vulnerability Overview

The WP-CopyProtect [Protect your blog posts] plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.1.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the CopyProtect_options_page function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify plugin settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. CVE-2023-37995 may be a duplicate of this issue.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement. --- 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-2023-25025 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f6461a8f-297e-49ad-aa9b-9379f0984423

CVSS Vector

4.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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