WP Docs <= 1.9.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to folder management

2023-04-18 00:00
István Márton

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 1.9.9
Affected PluginWP Docs
Affected Version<= 1.9.8
CVSS4.3Medium
CVECVE-2023-30873
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Vulnerability Overview

The WP Docs plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.9.8. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the functions wpdocs_create_folder, wpdocs_update_folder, and wpdocs_delete_folder. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create, rename and delete folders maintained by the plugin 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 1.9.9, 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.

External References

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