SB2020100905 - CSRF in Ninja Forms plugin for WordPress
Published: October 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020100905
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: N/A)
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, such as install arbitrary plugins.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise the affected website.
Exploitation example:
http://[host]/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=nf_services_install&plugin=<PLUGIN_NAME>&install_path=<INSTALL_PATH>Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.