CTHthemes CityBook Theme on WordPress wp-admin/admin-ajax.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in CTHthemes CityBook Theme, TownHub Theme and EasyBook Theme on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file wp-admin/admin-ajax.php. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2019-20209. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CTHthemes CityBook Theme, TownHub Theme and EasyBook Theme on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) (version now known). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file wp-admin/admin-ajax.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The CTHthemes CityBook before 2.3.4, TownHub before 1.0.6, and EasyBook before 1.2.2 themes for WordPress allow nsecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) via wp-admin/admin-ajax.php to delete any page/post/listing.

The weakness was presented 01/13/2020. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-20209 since 01/01/2020. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

By approaching the search of inurl:wp-admin/admin-ajax.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-148591, VDB-148590 and VDB-148589 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/01/2020 🔍
01/13/2020 +12 days 🔍
01/14/2020 +1 days 🔍
03/20/2024 +1527 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: cxsecurity.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-20209 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-20209
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-148588
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/14/2020 08:13
Updated: 03/20/2024 19:10
Changes: 01/14/2020 08:13 (36), 01/14/2020 08:18 (18), 03/20/2024 19:10 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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