#VU18939 Cross-site request forgery in Widget Logic - CVE-2019-12826
Published: June 28, 2019 / Updated: June 29, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18939
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12826
CWE-ID: CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Widget Logic
Widget Logic
Software vendor:
Aimbox
Aimbox
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 a logged-in administrator to visit a specially crafted webpage and create administrative user account or inject malicious PHP code into custom sidebar widgets registered with "wp_register_sidebar_widgettrick".
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain full access to the website.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.