Description

WordPress Plugin MathJax-LaTeX is prone to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow a remote attacker to perform certain administrative actions and gain unauthorized access to the affected application; other attacks are also possible. WordPress Plugin MathJax-LaTeX version 1.1 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 1.2 or latest

References

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24889/

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120931/WordPress-Mathjax-Latex-1.1-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/52792/

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Severity

High

Classification

CWE-352 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update CSRF