VDB-111862 · CVE-2018-5669 · GCVE-0-2018-5669

read-and-understood Plugin 2.1 on WordPress options-general.php cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in read-and-understood Plugin 2.1 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file wp-admin/options-general.php. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-5669. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in read-and-understood Plugin 2.1 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file wp-admin/options-general.php. The manipulation with an unknown input 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:

An issue was discovered in the read-and-understood plugin 2.1 for WordPress. CSRF exists via wp-admin/options-general.php.

The bug was discovered 01/12/2018. The weakness was disclosed 01/13/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-5669 since 01/12/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

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

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

read-and-understood Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/12/2018 🔍
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01/13/2018 +1 days 🔍
01/13/2018 +0 days 🔍
12/23/2019 +709 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-5669 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-5669
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-111862
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/13/2018 12:31
Updated: 12/23/2019 11:16
Changes: 01/13/2018 12:31 (57), 12/23/2019 11:16 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103