ShareThis up to 7.0.5 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in ShareThis up to 7.0.5. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2013-3479. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ShareThis up to 7.0.5. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the ShareThis plugin before 7.0.6 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that modify this plugin s settings.

The weakness was presented 09/04/2013 by Charlie Eriksen (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at wordpress.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-3479 since 05/07/2013. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 7.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (86866), SecurityFocus (BID 62154†), Secunia (SA53135†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41507†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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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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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ShareThis 7.0.4

Timelineinfo

05/07/2013 🔍
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03/24/2015 +555 days 🔍
05/11/2017 +779 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordpress.org
Researcher: Charlie Eriksen
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-3479 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3479
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-64843
X-Force: 86866
SecurityFocus: 62154 - WordPress ShareThis Plugin CVE-2013-3479 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
Secunia: 53135 - WordPress ShareThis Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 41507 - ShareThis Plugin <7.0.6 for WordPress CSRF Vulnerability Allows Remote Authentication Hijack, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 05/11/2017 08:48
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (55), 05/11/2017 08:48 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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