Longtailvideo Jw Player For Flash / Html5 Video Plugin up to 2.1.1 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Longtailvideo Jw Player For Flash and Html5 Video Plugin up to 2.1.1. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2014-4030. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Longtailvideo Jw Player For Flash and Html5 Video Plugin up to 2.1.1. It has been declared 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the JW Player plugin before 2.1.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that remove players via a delete action to wp-admin/admin.php.

The weakness was published 06/25/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at wordpress.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-4030 since 06/11/2014. 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. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12994 (WordPress JW Player Video Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 2.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (39212), Secunia (SA59173†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-45372†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Jw Player For Flash / Html5 Video Plugin 2.1.2

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06/10/2014 🔍
06/11/2014 +1 days 🔍
06/22/2014 +11 days 🔍
06/25/2014 +3 days 🔍
06/25/2014 +0 days 🔍
07/14/2014 +19 days 🔍
03/26/2015 +255 days 🔍
06/20/2025 +3739 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordpress.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4030 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4030
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-70135
Secunia: 59173 - WordPress JW Player Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 45372 - WordPress JW Player Plugin Remote CSRF Vulnerability via a Delete Action, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 12:07
Updated: 06/20/2025 11:22
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 (53), 06/02/2017 07:33 (4), 12/16/2024 07:55 (20), 06/20/2025 11:22 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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