A vulnerability was found in WordPress up to 1.5 (Content Management System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument wpcf_error_msg with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in wp-contact-form/options-contactform.php in the WP-ContactForm 1.5 alpha and earlier plugin for WordPress allow remote attackers to perform actions as administrators via the (1) wpcf_question, (2) wpcf_success_msg, or (3) wpcf_error_msg parameter to wp-admin/admin.php.

The weakness was presented 01/09/2008 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-0198 since 01/09/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/09/2017).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

See 40472, 40471, 40470 and 40469 for similar entries.

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