Ask Me <= 6.8.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

2022-05-16 00:00

WPScanTeam

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 6.8.2

Affected ThemeAsk Me - Responsive Questions & Answers WordPress

Affected Version< 6.8.2

CVSS8.8High

CVECVE-2022-1424

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Vulnerability Overview

The Ask me WordPress theme before 6.8.2 does not perform CSRF checks for any of its AJAX actions, allowing an attacker to trick logged in users to perform various actions on their behalf on the site.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 6.8.2, 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

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1424 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b191a337-ec45-4357-9b37-6ca0af9cb2f9

CVSS Vector

8.8

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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