SB2021041216 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Responsive Menu plugin for WordPress



SB2021041216 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Responsive Menu plugin for WordPress

Published: April 12, 2021 Updated: May 30, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2021041216
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 33% Low 67%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.


1) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-24162)

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CVSSv4: 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:P/U:Clear


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 the "responsive-menu-import" and "responsive-menu-import-file" parameters on the responsive-menu page. 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.


2) Arbitrary file upload (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-24160)

CWE-ID: CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of file during file upload in the "rmp_upload_theme" function in admin-post.php script. A remote authenticated attacker can upload a malicious file and execute it on the server.


3) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-24161)

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CVSSv4: 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:P/U:Clear


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 the "responsive-menu-import" and "responsive-menu-import-file" parameters on the responsive-menu page. 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, leading to arbitrary file upload.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.