VDB-236065 · CVE-2023-3720 · GCVE-0-2023-3720

Upload Media by URL Plugin up to 1.0.7 on WordPress umbu_download cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Upload Media by URL Plugin up to 1.0.7 on WordPress. Impacted is the function umbu_download. This manipulation causes cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-3720. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Upload Media by URL Plugin up to 1.0.7 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function umbu_download. The manipulation with an unknown input 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 Upload Media By URL WordPress plugin before 1.0.8 does not have CSRF check when uploading files, which could allow attackers to make logged in admins upload files (including HTML containing JS code for users with the unfiltered_html capability) on their behalf.

The weakness was published 08/03/2023. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-3720 since 07/17/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

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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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

Upload Media by URL Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/17/2023 🔍
08/03/2023 +17 days 🔍
08/03/2023 +0 days 🔍
05/05/2025 +641 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-3720 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-3720
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-236065

Entryinfo

Created: 08/03/2023 17:20
Updated: 05/05/2025 15:23
Changes: 08/03/2023 17:20 (38), 05/05/2025 15:23 (28)
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