algoritmika Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard Plugin download_theme cross-site request forgery

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A vulnerability was found in algoritmika Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard Plugin up to 1.8.7 on WordPress. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is the function download_theme. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-7501. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in algoritmika Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard Plugin up to 1.8.7 on WordPress. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function download_theme. 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 summary by CVE is:

The Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.7. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the download_theme() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download arbitrary themes from the website via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. In versions prior to 1.8.6 it was possible to download the entire sites files.

The weakness was released by Krzysztof Zając. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-7501 since 08/05/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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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• WordPress Plugin

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• algoritmika

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• Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard Plugin

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• 1.8.0
• 1.8.1
• 1.8.2
• 1.8.3
• 1.8.4
• 1.8.5
• 1.8.6
• 1.8.7

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