Cross-site request forgery in WP Spell Check plugin for WordPress



Published: 2019-11-26
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-6027
CWE-ID CWE-352
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Vendor Persyo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU22979

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6027

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

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

WP Spell Check: 1.0 - 7.1.9

CPE2.3 External links

http://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9956/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?



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