#VU82970 Cross-site request forgery in UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin - CVE-2023-5982
Published: November 10, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82970
Vulnerability 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-2023-5982
CWE-ID: CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin
UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin
Software vendor:
DavidAnderson
DavidAnderson
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 instance_id on the "updraftmethod-googledrive-auth" action used to update Google Drive remote storage location. 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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.