Description

WordPress Plugin WordPress Download Manager 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 WordPress Download Manager version 2.8.99 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Edit the source code to ensure that CSRF protection is implemented with Nonce-like mechanism or disable the plugin until a fix is available

References

https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/cross_site_request_forgery_in_wordpress_download_manager_plugin.html

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/01/4

https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141415/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.8.99-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html

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Severity

High

Classification

CWE-352 CVSS:3.1/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