BP Better Messages Plugin prior 1.9.9.41 on WordPress AJAX Action cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in BP Better Messages Plugin on WordPress. Affected by this issue is the function bp_better_messages_leave_chat/bp_better_messages_join_chat/bp_messages_leave_thread/bp_messages_mute_thread/bp_messages_unmute_thread/bp_better_messages_add_user_to_thread/bp_better_messages_exclude_user_from_thread of the component AJAX Action Handler. Such manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2021-24809. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in BP Better Messages Plugin on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function bp_better_messages_leave_chat/bp_better_messages_join_chat/bp_messages_leave_thread/bp_messages_mute_thread/bp_messages_unmute_thread/bp_better_messages_add_user_to_thread/bp_better_messages_exclude_user_from_thread of the component AJAX Action Handler. 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 11/01/2021 as 2605772. The advisory is available at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-24809 since 01/14/2021. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 1.9.9.41 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at plugins.trac.wordpress.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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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: BP Better Messages Plugin 1.9.9.41
Patch: plugins.trac.wordpress.org

Timelineinfo

01/14/2021 🔍
11/01/2021 +291 days 🔍
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11/04/2021 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 2605772
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-24809 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-24809
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-185846

Entryinfo

Created: 11/01/2021 12:27
Updated: 11/04/2021 15:34
Changes: 11/01/2021 12:27 (42), 11/04/2021 15:29 (2), 11/04/2021 15:34 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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