Cross-site request forgery in WP-BibTeX plugin for WordPress



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-12005
CWE-ID CWE-352
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
WP-BibTeX
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor Haozhe Xie

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU103286

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: [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: CVE-2024-12005

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 the "wp_bibtex_option_page()" 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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

WP-BibTeX: 3.0.0 - 3.0.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-bibtex/trunk/wp-bibtex-options.php#L55
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3225023
http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-bibtex/#developers
http://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/077538e2-ef9a-490f-9188-31f9cb82aaf7?source=cve


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.



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