WP Tabs <= 2.1.14 - Cross Site Request Forgery

2023-02-02 00:00
István Márton

Vulnerability Overview

The WP Tabs plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.1.14. This is due to incorrect nonce validation on the export_shortcode and import_shortcode functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to import/export shortcodes, via 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 2.1.15, 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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