Multiple vulnerabilities in Visitors Traffic Real Time Statistics plugin for WordPress
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 3 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-15832 CVE-2019-15831 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-352 CWE-79 CWE-89 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Visitors Traffic Real Time Statistics Web applications / Modules and components for CMS |
| Vendor | wp-buy |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Cross-site request forgery
EUVDB-ID: #VU19035
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15832,CVE-2019-15831
CWE-ID:
CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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 craft an AJAX request, which lets blog administrators alter plugin settings.
This vulnerability leads to a Stored XSS and SQL Injection.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsVisitors Traffic Real Time Statistics: 1.0.0.1 - 1.12
External linkshttp://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2117152/visitors-traffic-real-time-statistics
http://dannewitz.ninja/posts/visitors-traffic-real-time-statistics-csrf-to-stored-xss
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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
2) Stored cross-site scripting
EUVDB-ID: #VU19036
Risk: Low
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-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when displaying it in the admin backend. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website and access the whole DOM.
This vulnerability is a result of the CSRF described above.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsVisitors Traffic Real Time Statistics: 1.0.0.1 - 1.11
External linkshttp://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2117152/visitors-traffic-real-time-statistics
http://dannewitz.ninja/posts/visitors-traffic-real-time-statistics-csrf-to-stored-xss
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.
3) SQL injection
EUVDB-ID: #VU19037
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID:
CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to the user input coming from the attacker is directly being passed to the "WPDB query()" method. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
This vulnerability is a result of the CSRF described above.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsVisitors Traffic Real Time Statistics: 1.0.0.1 - 1.12
External linkshttp://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2117152/visitors-traffic-real-time-statistics
http://dannewitz.ninja/posts/visitors-traffic-real-time-statistics-csrf-to-stored-xss
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.
