Jeff Kreitner hms-testimonials up to 2.0.10 Advanced Settings cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Jeff Kreitner hms-testimonials up to 2.0.10. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Advanced Settings. Such manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2013-4240. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Jeff Kreitner hms-testimonials up to 2.0.10 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Advanced Settings. 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 HMS Testimonials plugin before 2.0.11 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) add new testimonials via the hms-testimonials-addnew page, (2) add new groups via the hms-testimonials-addnewgroup page, (3) change default settings via the hms-testimonials-settings page, (4) change advanced settings via the hms-testimonials-settings-advanced page, (5) change custom fields settings via the hms-testimonials-settings-fields page, or (6) change template settings via the hms-testimonials-templates-new page to wp-admin/admin.php.

The weakness was presented 04/02/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at wordpress.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-4240 since 06/12/2013. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 1.6.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (27531) and OSVDB (96107†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: hms-testimonials 1.6.2

Timelineinfo

06/12/2013 🔍
04/02/2014 +294 days 🔍
04/02/2014 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +356 days 🔍
05/09/2026 +4064 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordpress.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-4240 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4240
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66848
OSVDB: 96107

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 05/09/2026 12:34
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (48), 03/08/2019 16:03 (2), 03/09/2025 17:49 (27), 05/09/2026 12:34 (1)
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