#VU18931 Cross-site request forgery in Import users from CSV with meta


Published: 2019-06-27 | Updated: 2019-06-28

Vulnerability identifier: #VU18931

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-352

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Import users from CSV with meta
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Codection

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. 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. The vulnerability leads to attachment deletion via the "acui_delete_attachment()" AJAX function.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Import users from CSV with meta: 1.0.0 - 1.14.1.3


External links
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=2112013%40import-users-from-csv-with-meta&old=2104143%40import-users-from-csv-with-meta


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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