VDB-70603 · CVE-2014-5199 · SA60520

WordPress File Upload up to 2.4.0 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WordPress File Upload up to 2.4.0. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2014-5199. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress File Upload up to 2.4.0 (Content Management System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an 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 WordPress File Upload plugin (wp-file-upload) before 2.4.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change plugin settings via unspecified vectors. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was presented 08/12/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at wordpress.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-5199 since 08/12/2014. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Secunia (SA60520†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.3info

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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WordPress File Upload 2.4.1

Timelineinfo

08/12/2014 🔍
08/12/2014 +0 days 🔍
08/12/2014 +0 days 🔍
03/26/2015 +226 days 🔍
03/08/2018 +1078 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordpress.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-5199 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-5199
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-70603
Secunia: 60520

Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 12:07
Updated: 03/08/2018 11:17
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 (46), 03/08/2018 11:17 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:D49:103

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