Cross-site request forgery in Social Rocket – Social Sharing Plugin for WordPress

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU31743

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: CVE-2020-5611

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 on Settings form. 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

Social Rocket – Social Sharing Plugin: 1.0.0 - 1.2.9

External links

http://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10326/
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN05502028/
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2325451

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.