Zoorum Comments <= 0.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Vulnerability Description
The Zoorum Comments plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.9. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the zoorum_set_options() 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:
- JohSka
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2b58fb0f-c7ac-4ee6-84f1-ac14617a7c2b?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/zoorum-comments/tags/0.9/zoorum-comments-admin.php#L18
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/zoorum-comments/tags/0.9/zoorum-comments-admin.php#L38
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/zoorum-comments/
Affected Vendor
zoorum
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