Site5 Various Affected Themes (Various Versions) - Email Spoofing

2012-07-15 00:00
xxDigiPxx

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 2.0
Affected Theme
boldy
Affected Version
< 2.0
CVSS
5.3Medium
Weakness type
CWE-345 · Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
CVE
CVE pending
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At a glance

This record tracks a medium-severity Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity vulnerability in the boldy WordPress theme, affecting versions < 2.0. It carries a CVSS score of 5.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 2.0; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed July 2012, reported by xxDigiPxx.

Vulnerability Overview

Various Site5 themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Email Spoofing. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify email addresses to potentially perform future attacks on other users.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

The product does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data.

Remediation

Update to version 2.0, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The fix is the thing that ends this: boldy 2.0 closes this, and updating the theme is the step that ends it.

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