custom-sidebars Plugin up to 3.0.8.0 on WordPress cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in custom-sidebars Plugin up to 3.0.8.0 on WordPress. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-18511. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in custom-sidebars Plugin up to 3.0.8.0 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. 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:

The custom-sidebars plugin before 3.0.8.1 for WordPress has CSRF.

The weakness was released 08/14/2019. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-18511 since 08/13/2019. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 3.0.8.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-140035. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: custom-sidebars Plugin 3.0.8.1

Timelineinfo

08/13/2019 🔍
08/14/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/15/2019 +1 days 🔍
11/25/2023 +1563 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordpress.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-18511 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-18511
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-140036
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2019 07:34
Updated: 11/25/2023 10:58
Changes: 08/15/2019 07:34 (36), 07/28/2020 06:56 (4), 11/25/2023 10:52 (2), 11/25/2023 10:58 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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