Cross-site request forgery in Wp-Pro-Quiz plugin for WordPress

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU29180

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:U/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 in "wp-pro-quiz/lib/controller/WpProQuiz_Controller_Quiz.php" file. 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, such as delete any quiz.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Wp-Pro-Quiz: 0.1 - 0.37

External links

http://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10278/
http://medium.com/@hoanhp/0-days-story-1-wp-pro-quiz-2115dd77a6d4

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.