Multiple vulnerabilities in WP Custom Body Class plugin for WordPress



| Updated: 2019-12-16
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2019-6030
CVE-2019-6029
CWE-ID CWE-352
CWE-79
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Custom Body Class
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor Andrei Lupu

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

Updated 16.12.2019
Assigned CVE-ID numbers for vulnerabilities#1-2

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU19242

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6030

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 the lack of CSRF check and sanitisation when updating the plugin's settings. 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.

This vulnerability leads to unauthorized settings update and stored XSS issues.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Custom Body Class: 0.0.1 - 0.6.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2118841


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.

2) Stored cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU19243

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6029

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to the CSRF issue described above. 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.

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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Custom Body Class: 0.0.1 - 0.6.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2118841


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.



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