wp-greet <= 6.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Vulnerability Description
The wp-greet plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 6.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on a function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and 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
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:
- SOPROBRO
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dafc40bf-833a-4d42-b9bc-c7cf2b234ef5?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-greet/trunk/wpg-form.php#L253
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-greet/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-greet/trunk/wpg-admin.php#L124
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-greet/trunk/wpg-admin.php#L350
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3225035/
Affected Vendor
tuxlog
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