amCharts Plugin up to 1.4.4 on WordPress cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in amCharts Plugin up to 1.4.4 on WordPress. This affects an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-8622. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in amCharts Plugin up to 1.4.4 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. 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. CVE summarizes:

The amCharts: Charts and Maps plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'amcharts_javascript' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.4 due to the ability to supply arbitrary JavaScript a lack of nonce validation on the preview functionality. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-8622 since 09/09/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly 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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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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09/09/2024 🔍
09/12/2024 +3 days 🔍
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03/10/2025 +179 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-8622 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-8622
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-277252

Entryinfo

Created: 09/12/2024 07:28
Updated: 03/10/2025 14:19
Changes: 09/12/2024 07:28 (51), 09/27/2024 01:22 (13), 03/10/2025 14:19 (3)
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