Zemanta Related Posts up to 2.7.0 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Zemanta Related Posts up to 2.7.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2013-3257. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Zemanta Related Posts up to 2.7.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. 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 Related Posts plugin before 2.7.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users for requests that modify settings via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 06/02/2014 by Charlie Eriksen (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at wordpress.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-3257 since 04/22/2013. 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.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12979 (WordPress Related Posts Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 2.7.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (84245), SecurityFocus (BID 59836†), Secunia (SA53122†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-45114†). Similar entry is available at VDB-69897. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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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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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Related Posts 2.7.1

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04/22/2013 🔍
05/14/2013 +22 days 🔍
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06/02/2014 +384 days 🔍
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06/25/2014 +23 days 🔍
03/26/2015 +274 days 🔍
12/26/2024 +3563 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordpress.org
Researcher: Charlie Eriksen
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-3257 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3257
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69895
X-Force: 84245
SecurityFocus: 59836 - WordPress Related Posts Plugin CVE-2013-3257 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
Secunia: 53122 - WordPress Related Posts Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 45114 - Related Posts Plugin for Wordpress Remote Cross-site Request Forgery via Unspecified Vectors, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 12:07
Updated: 12/26/2024 04:04
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 (57), 05/31/2017 09:06 (7), 12/26/2024 04:04 (20)
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Cache ID: 216:E6F:103

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