Related Posts, Inline Related Posts, Contextual Related Posts, Related Content By PickPlugins <= 2.0.59 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Vulnerability Description
The Related Posts, Inline Related Posts, Contextual Related Posts, Related Content By PickPlugins plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including 2.0.59. This is due to missing nonce validation on a function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Impact Analysis
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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:
- Dale Mavers
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/29d22612-8e0d-4275-b370-9729352c951e?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/related-post/tags/2.0.58b/includes/menu/settings.php#L129
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/related-post/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3251482/
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