wordpress vertical image slider plugin < 1.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

2015-08-02 00:00
Ehsan Hosseini

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 1.2
Affected PluginVertical Image Slider
Affected Version< 1.2
CVSS8.8High
CVEN/A
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Vulnerability Overview

The "wordpress vertical image slider plugin" plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery via several functions in versions up to, and including, 1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload malicious files among other actions granted they can trick a site's administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.2, 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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