NewsPlugin up to 1.0.18 on WordPress ~/news-plugin.php handle_save_style cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in NewsPlugin up to 1.0.18 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects the function handle_save_style of the file ~/news-plugin.php. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2021-34631. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NewsPlugin up to 1.0.18 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function handle_save_style of the file ~/news-plugin.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.

The weakness was released 08/06/2021. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-34631. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

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There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/10/2021 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2021-34631 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-34631
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-180161

Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2021 06:43
Updated: 08/08/2021 20:47
Changes: 08/06/2021 06:43 (38), 08/08/2021 20:39 (2), 08/08/2021 20:47 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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