Timed Popup 1.3 wp-popup.php sc_popup_subtitle cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Timed Popup 1.3. The affected element is an unknown function of the file wp-popup.php. Such manipulation of the argument sc_popup_subtitle leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2014-9525. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Timed Popup 1.3 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file wp-popup.php. The manipulation of the argument sc_popup_subtitle with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Timed Popup (wp-timed-popup) plugin 1.3 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) change plugin settings via unspecified vectors or (2) conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the sc_popup_subtitle parameter in the wp-popup.php page to wp-admin/options-general.php.

The weakness was presented 01/05/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-9525 since 01/05/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

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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 (99377). Once again VulDB remains the best 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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Timelineinfo

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

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 129510
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-9525 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9525
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73508
X-Force: 99377

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 04/10/2022 14:34
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (41), 04/09/2018 09:39 (6), 04/10/2022 14:34 (3)
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