Cross-site request forgery in NotificationX plugin for WordPress

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU46779

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: 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 "public/class-nx-public.php". 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

NotificationX - Social Proof & Recent Sales Popup: 1.0.0 - 1.8.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:mangeshkode87:notificationx:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mangeshkode87:notificationx:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mangeshkode87:notificationx:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

External links

https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10407/
https://blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/

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.