Facebook Like Box up to 2.8.1 frm_height cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Facebook Like Box up to 2.8.1. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument frm_height causes cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2014-9524. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Facebook Like Box up to 2.8.1 (Social Network Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument frm_height 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:

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Facebook Like Box (cardoza-facebook-like-box) plugin before 2.8.3 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) change plugin settings via unspecified vectors or conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the (2) frm_title, (3) frm_url, (4) frm_border_color, (5) frm_width, or (6) frm_height parameter in the slug_for_fb_like_box page to wp-admin/admin.php.

The weakness was disclosed 01/05/2015 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at wordpress.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-9524 since 01/05/2015. 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 of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 2.8.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Secunia (SA61557†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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: Facebook Like Box 2.8.2

Timelineinfo

12/18/2014 🔍
01/05/2015 +18 days 🔍
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03/27/2015 +81 days 🔍
04/10/2022 +2571 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 129506
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-9524 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9524
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73507
Secunia: 61557 - WordPress Facebook Like Box Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability, Less Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 04/10/2022 14:31
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (46), 04/10/2018 11:14 (6), 04/10/2022 14:31 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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