Cross-site request forgery in WordPress Download Manager

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU19766

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.

Mitigation

Update to version 2.9.46.

Vulnerable software versions

WordPress Download Manager: 1.1 - 2.9.45

External links

http://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/cross_site_request_forgery_in_wordpress_download_manager_plugin.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/82
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1616450/download-manager

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.