Banner Effect Header 1.2.6 banner_effect_email cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Banner Effect Header 1.2.6 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation of the argument banner_effect_email leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-0920. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is no exploit available. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Banner Effect Header 1.2.6. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument banner_effect_email 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Banner Effect Header plugin 1.2.6 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the banner_effect_email parameter in the BannerEffectOptions page to wp-admin/options-general.php.

The weakness was presented 01/08/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-0920 since 01/08/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (99614). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Timelineinfo

01/08/2015 🔍
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03/27/2015 +78 days 🔍
04/10/2022 +2571 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 129804
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2015-0920 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0920
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73533
X-Force: 99614

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 02:56 PM
Updated: 04/10/2022 04:44 PM
Changes: 03/27/2015 02:56 PM (40), 04/07/2018 10:16 AM (6), 04/10/2022 04:44 PM (3)
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