#VU23811 Cross-site request forgery in bbPress Members Only
Published: December 26, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23811
Vulnerability risk: Medium
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:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
bbPress Members Only
bbPress Members Only
Software vendor:
Tomas Zhu | Docs | FAQ | Premium Support
Tomas Zhu | Docs | FAQ | Premium Support
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 and perform changes of the "Optional Settings" page
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.