Spoofing attack in WP GDPR - #VU27244
Published: April 23, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27244
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-451
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can spoof page content, gain full control over the WordPress "comments" table in the database and tamper with any of its 14 fields: change the content of all comments, assign them to another user or to another post, bypass moderation/approval etc.
Affected software
WP GDPR
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.