WordPress underConstruction plugin up to 1.8 cross-site request forgery

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in WordPress underConstruction plugin up to 1.8 (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the underConstruction plugin before 1.09 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that deactivate a plugin via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 04/10/2014 by Charlie Eriksen (Website). The advisory is shared for download at wordpress.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-2699 since 03/26/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12919 (WordPress underConstruction Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 1.09 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (84694), SecurityFocus (BID 60305†), OSVDB (93857†), Secunia (SA52881†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40639†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: underConstruction plugin 1.09

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03/26/2013 🔍
06/03/2013 +69 days 🔍
06/04/2013 +1 days 🔍
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07/22/2013 +48 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +348 days 🔍
12/26/2024 +3565 days 🔍

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Vendor: wordpress.com

Advisory: wordpress.org
Researcher: Charlie Eriksen
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-2699 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-2699
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66900
X-Force: 84694
SecurityFocus: 60305 - WordPress underConstruction Plugin Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
Secunia: 52881 - WordPress underConstruction Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 93857
Vulnerability Center: 40639 - underConstruction Plugin Before 1.08 For WordPress Remote Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability by malicious HTTP Requests, Medium

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Created: 03/24/2015 03:54 PM
Updated: 12/26/2024 10:17 PM
Changes: 03/24/2015 03:54 PM (52), 05/06/2017 07:25 PM (14), 12/26/2024 10:17 PM (20)
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