IndiaNIC Testimonial plugin 2.2 widget_template cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IndiaNIC Testimonial plugin 2.2 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation of the argument widget_template results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-5672. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IndiaNIC Testimonial plugin 2.2. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument widget_template with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the IndiaNIC Testimonial plugin 2.2 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) add a testimonial via an iNIC_testimonial_save action; (2) add a listing template via an iNIC_testimonial_save_listing_template action; (3) add a widget template via an iNIC_testimonial_save_widget action; insert cross-site scripting (XSS) sequences via the (4) project_name, (5) project_url, (6) client_name, (7) client_city, (8) client_state, (9) description, (10) tags, (11) video_url, or (12) is_featured, (13) title, (14) widget_title, (15) no_of_testimonials, (16) filter_by_country, (17) filter_by_tags, or (18) widget_template parameter to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.

The weakness was presented 09/10/2013 (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-5672 since 09/01/2013. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by RogueCoder and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (86846), Exploit-DB (28054), SecurityFocus (BID 62109†), OSVDB (96792†) and Secunia (SA54640†). See VDB-64894 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: RogueCoder
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03/24/2015 +560 days 🔍
03/10/2025 +3639 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 123036
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2013-5672 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5672
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-64893
X-Force: 86846 - IndiaNIC Testimonial plugin for WordPress admin-ajax.php cross-site request forgery
SecurityFocus: 62109 - WordPress IndiaNIC Testimonial Plugin Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
Secunia: 54640 - WordPress IndiaNIC Testimonial Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 96792

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 03/10/2025 05:52
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (57), 02/25/2018 10:05 (10), 01/07/2022 11:21 (3), 03/10/2025 05:52 (14)
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