WordPress qTranslate plugin up to 2.5.34 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in WordPress qTranslate plugin up to 2.5.34. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-3251. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in WordPress qTranslate plugin up to 2.5.34 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the qTranslate plugin 2.5.34 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change plugin settings via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was released 04/10/2014 by Charlie Eriksen (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-3251 since 04/22/2013. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12920 (WordPress qTranslate Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability).

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 (84700), SecurityFocus (BID 60317†), OSVDB (93873†), Secunia (SA53126†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40514†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Vendor

• WordPress

Name

• qTranslate plugin

Version

• 2.5.0
• 2.5.1
• 2.5.2
• 2.5.3
• 2.5.4
• 2.5.5
• 2.5.6
• 2.5.7
• 2.5.8
• 2.5.9
• 2.5.10
• 2.5.11
• 2.5.12
• 2.5.13
• 2.5.14
• 2.5.15
• 2.5.16
• 2.5.17
• 2.5.18
• 2.5.19
• 2.5.20
• 2.5.21
• 2.5.22
• 2.5.23
• 2.5.24
• 2.5.25
• 2.5.26
• 2.5.27
• 2.5.28
• 2.5.29
• 2.5.30
• 2.5.31
• 2.5.32
• 2.5.33
• 2.5.34

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://wordpress.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/22/2013 🔍
06/04/2013 +43 days 🔍
06/04/2013 +0 days 🔍
07/16/2013 +42 days 🔍
04/10/2014 +268 days 🔍
04/10/2014 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +348 days 🔍
12/26/2024 +3565 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: wordpress.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Charlie Eriksen
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2013-3251 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3251
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66901
X-Force: 84700
SecurityFocus: 60317 - WordPress qTranslate Plugin CVE-2013-3251 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
Secunia: 53126
OSVDB: 93873
Vulnerability Center: 40514 - WordPress qTranslate Plugin 2.5.34 Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability via a Crafted Website \\ HTTP Request, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 12/26/2024 04:04
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (54), 05/05/2017 17:00 (6), 12/26/2024 04:04 (18)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216:F65:103

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