Disable Comments Plugin up to 1.0.3 on WordPress options-general.php cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Disable Comments Plugin up to 1.0.3 on WordPress. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file wp-admin/options-general.php. Such manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-2550. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Disable Comments Plugin up to 1.0.3 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file wp-admin/options-general.php. The manipulation 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. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Disable Comments plugin before 1.0.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that enable comments via a request to the disable_comments_settings page to wp-admin/options-general.php.

The bug was discovered 03/31/2014. The weakness was published 03/19/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-2550 since 03/18/2014. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1449 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:wp-admin/options-general.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 1.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (105245†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

Disable Comments Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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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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OpenVAS ID: 65215
OpenVAS Name: WordPress Disable Comments Plugin CSRF Vulnerability
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Disable Comments Plugin 1.0.4

Timelineinfo

03/18/2014 🔍
03/31/2014 +13 days 🔍
03/19/2018 +1449 days 🔍
03/19/2018 +0 days 🔍
03/20/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/05/2021 +1053 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-2550 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2550
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-114770
X-Force: 92219
OSVDB: 105245 - CVE-2014-2550 - Disable Comments - Cross-Site Request Forgery Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2018 07:17
Updated: 02/05/2021 13:27
Changes: 03/20/2018 07:17 (64), 01/14/2020 21:49 (3), 02/05/2021 13:27 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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