SB2024120945 - Cross-site request forgery in Poll Maker plugin for WordPress
Published: December 9, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024120945
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12115)
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 duplicate_poll() function. 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 poll duplication.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3202972/poll-maker/tags/5.5.5/includes/lists/class-poll-maker-polls-list-table.php?old=3202972&old_path=poll-maker%2Ftags%2F5.5.4%2Fincludes%2Flists%2Fclass-poll-maker-polls-list-table.php
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e76447ec-2815-4758-ae2c-67a938a739d9?source=cve