ContentMX Content Publisher <= 1.0.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
Vulnerability Description
The ContentMX Content Publisher plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the cmx_activate_connection function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bind their own ContentMX connection 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:
- Jonas Benjamin Friedli
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a5dd354f-080f-4be9-837e-eed48037f140?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contentmx-content-publisher/tags/1.0.6/inc/admin.php#L7
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contentmx-content-publisher/tags/1.0.7/inc/admin.php#L7
Affected Vendor
contentmx
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