WP Limit Posts Automatically up to 0.7 wp-limit-posts-automatically.php lpa_post_letters cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WP Limit Posts Automatically up to 0.7. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file wp-limit-posts-automatically.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument lpa_post_letters can lead to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2014-9401. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in WP Limit Posts Automatically up to 0.7 (WordPress Plugin). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file wp-limit-posts-automatically.php. The manipulation of the argument lpa_post_letters 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. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the WP Limit Posts Automatically plugin 0.7 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the lpa_post_letters parameter in the wp-limit-posts-automatically.php page to wp-admin/options-general.php.

The weakness was published 12/31/2014 (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-9401 since 12/17/2014. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:wp-limit-posts-automatically.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 vulnerability database at X-Force (99427). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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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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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/17/2014 🔍
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03/27/2015 +86 days 🔍
06/30/2024 +3383 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 129647
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-9401 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9401
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73450
X-Force: 99427

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 06/30/2024 08:41
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (42), 04/10/2018 11:10 (6), 04/10/2022 10:30 (3), 06/30/2024 08:41 (23)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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