Whizz Plugin up to 1.1.0 on WordPress GET Request cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Whizz Plugin up to 1.1.0 on WordPress. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation as part of GET Request can lead to cross-site request forgery. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-8099. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Whizz Plugin up to 1.1.0 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation as part of a GET Request leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

There is CSRF in the WHIZZ plugin before 1.1.1 for WordPress, allowing attackers to delete any WordPress users and change the plugin's status via a GET request.

The bug was discovered 04/07/2017. The weakness was shared 04/24/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at seclists.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-8099 since 04/24/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 17 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 1.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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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: Whizz Plugin 1.1.1

Timelineinfo

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04/24/2017 +17 days 🔍
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04/25/2017 +1 days 🔍
09/20/2020 +1244 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-8099 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-8099
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100564
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-8099 - WHIZZ - Cross-Site Request Forgery Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 04/25/2017 09:03
Updated: 09/20/2020 20:36
Changes: 04/25/2017 09:03 (59), 09/20/2020 20:36 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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