CSRF in Import users from CSV with meta plugin for WordPress

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU18931

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L/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. The vulnerability leads to attachment deletion via the "acui_delete_attachment()" AJAX function.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Import users from CSV with meta: 1.0.0 - 1.14.1.3

External links

http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=2112013%40import-users-from-csv-with-meta&old=2104143%40import-users-from-csv-with-meta

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.