eelv-newsletter Plugin up to 4.6.0 on WordPress Address Book cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in eelv-newsletter Plugin up to 4.6.0 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Address Book. Performing a manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2017-18523. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in eelv-newsletter Plugin up to 4.6.0 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code of the component Address Book. The manipulation 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The eelv-newsletter plugin before 4.6.1 for WordPress has CSRF in the address book.

The weakness was released 08/20/2019. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-18523 since 08/15/2019. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 4.6.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-140360. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best 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: eelv-newsletter Plugin 4.6.1

Timelineinfo

08/15/2019 🔍
08/20/2019 +5 days 🔍
08/21/2019 +1 days 🔍
11/27/2023 +1559 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordpress.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-18523 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-18523
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-140361
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/21/2019 07:02
Updated: 11/27/2023 08:55
Changes: 08/21/2019 07:02 (38), 08/01/2020 09:17 (18), 11/27/2023 08:55 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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