PlugNedit Adaptive Editor Plugin up to 6.1.x on WordPress Parameter cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in PlugNedit Adaptive Editor Plugin up to 6.1.x on WordPress. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=simple_fields_field_type_post_dialog_load. This manipulation of the argument plugnedit_width/pnemedcount/PlugneditBGColor/PlugneditEditorMargin/plugneditcontent as part of Parameter causes cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-9422. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in PlugNedit Adaptive Editor Plugin up to 6.1.x on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=simple_fields_field_type_post_dialog_load. The manipulation of the argument plugnedit_width/pnemedcount/PlugneditBGColor/PlugneditEditorMargin/plugneditcontent as part of a Parameter 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. The summary by CVE is:

The PlugNedit Adaptive Editor plugin before 6.2.0 for WordPress has CSRF with resultant XSS via wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=simple_fields_field_type_post_dialog_load plugnedit_width, pnemedcount, PlugneditBGColor, PlugneditEditorMargin, or plugneditcontent parameters.

The weakness was disclosed 09/26/2019. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-9422 since 09/25/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 6.2.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PlugNedit Adaptive Editor Plugin 6.2.0

Timelineinfo

09/25/2019 🔍
09/26/2019 +1 days 🔍
09/26/2019 +0 days 🔍
12/27/2023 +1553 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: cinu.pl
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2015-9422 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-9422
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-142237
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/26/2019 12:20
Updated: 12/27/2023 18:52
Changes: 09/26/2019 12:20 (40), 09/08/2020 16:46 (18), 12/27/2023 18:52 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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