VDB-66104 · CVE-2012-6629 · SA49152

Xyzscripts Newsletter Manager up to 1.0 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Xyzscripts Newsletter Manager up to 1.0. Impacted is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-6629. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Xyzscripts Newsletter Manager up to 1.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Newsletter Manager plugin 1.0.2 and earlier for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) change an email address or (2) conduct script insertion attacks. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

The weakness was shared 01/16/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-6629 since 01/16/2014. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Secunia (SA49152†). The entry VDB-66102 is related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

05/15/2012 🔍
01/16/2014 +611 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +432 days 🔍
02/17/2018 +1061 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-6629 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-6629
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66104
Secunia: 49152 - WordPress Newsletter Manager Plugin Cross-Site Scripting and Request Forgery Vulnerabiliti, Less Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 02/17/2018 09:56
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (44), 02/17/2018 09:56 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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