YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin < 4.2.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

2015-05-08 00:00
Evex

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 4.2.5
Affected Version< 4.2.5
CVSS9.8Critical
CVEN/A
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Vulnerability Overview

The YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable a Cross-Site Request Forgery which can lead to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 4.2.4 via the yarpp_options.php file. This allows unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server if they can successfully trick an administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 4.2.5, 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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