Peer Publish <= 1.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
Vulnerability Description
The Peer Publish plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0. This is due to missing nonce validation on the website management pages. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add, modify, or delete website configurations via a forged request granted they can trick an 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:
- dayea song
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fffa6c31-8da0-48d7-b603-64f50950787b?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/peer-publish/tags/1.0/admin/admin-pages/newwebsite.php#L17
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/peer-publish/tags/1.0/admin/admin-pages/websites.php#L20
Affected Vendor
webgarh
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