#VU41398 Cross-site request forgery in Debian Linux and WordPress - CVE-2014-5204

Vulnerability identifier: #VU41398

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [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/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-5204

CWE-ID: CWE-352

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Debian Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system
WordPress
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: Debian
WordPress.ORG

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.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: 7.0

WordPress: 3.9.0, 7.0

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External links
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/13/3
https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3001
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/29384
https://wordpress.org/news/2014/08/wordpress-3-9-2/

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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.