Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode Page <= 1.57 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass
Vulnerability Description
The Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode Page plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.57. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save_meta_box() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to save meta boxes via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Jerome Bruandet
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d283527a-a955-4f82-9827-81a71158d8e2?source=cve
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-5/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2368978%40nifty-coming-soon-and-under-construction-page&new=2368978%40nifty-coming-soon-and-under-construction-page&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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