ghera74 MailUp Auto Subscription Plugin up to 1.1.0 on WordPress mas_options cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in ghera74 MailUp Auto Subscription Plugin up to 1.1.0 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is the function mas_options. This manipulation causes cross-site request forgery. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-13521. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ghera74 MailUp Auto Subscription Plugin up to 1.1.0 on WordPress and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function mas_options. 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 MailUp Auto Subscription plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the mas_options function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

The weakness was shared by Soprobro. It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-13521 since 01/17/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

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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01/17/2025 🔍
01/28/2025 +11 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Researcher: Soprobro
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-13521 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-13521
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-293899

Entryinfo

Created: 01/28/2025 10:05
Updated: 02/07/2025 16:35
Changes: 01/28/2025 10:05 (30), 01/28/2025 10:08 (35), 01/31/2025 06:20 (12), 02/07/2025 16:35 (3)
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Committer: mitr
Cache ID: 216:8A1:103

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