SecuPress Free — WordPress Security <= 2.2.5.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Banned IP Address
Vulnerability Description
The SecuPress Free — WordPress Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.5.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the secupress_blackhole_ban_ip() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to block a user's IP via a forged request granted they can trick the user 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:
- Lucio Sá
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4243bd6d-34f6-4d29-a333-4499a2e2d2e1?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/secupress/trunk/free/modules/sensitive-data/plugins/blackhole.php#L54
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/secupress/tags/2.2.5.1/free/modules/sensitive-data/plugins/blackhole.php#L74
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