WP Spell Check <= 9.12 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

2022-12-23 00:00

WPScanTeam

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 9.13

Affected PluginWP Spell Check

Affected Version<= 9.12

CVSS5.4Medium

CVEN/A

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Vulnerability Overview

The WP Spell Check plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 9.12. This is due to missing nonce validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete ignored words 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 9.13, 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

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/787a19cf-a553-4aec-96c5-978956826756

CVSS Vector

5.4

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

Base

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

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