PT-2013-5719 · WordPress+1 · Wordpress+1
Roguecoder
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Published
2013-09-10
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Updated
2017-08-29
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CVE-2013-5672
CVSS v2.0
6.8
Medium
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
IndiaNIC Testimonial plugin version 2.2 for WordPress
Description
The issue allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for various requests, including adding testimonials, listing templates, and widget templates. It also enables the insertion of cross-site scripting (XSS) sequences via multiple parameters, including
project name, project url, client name, client city, client state, description, tags, video url, is featured, title, widget title, no of testimonials, filter by country, filter by tags, and widget template, which are sent to the "wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" endpoint.Recommendations
For IndiaNIC Testimonial plugin version 2.2, consider disabling the
iNIC testimonial save, iNIC testimonial save listing template, and iNIC testimonial save widget actions until a patch is available. Restrict access to the wp-admin/admin-ajax.php endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the parameters project name, project url, client name, client city, client state, description, tags, video url, is featured, title, widget title, no of testimonials, filter by country, filter by tags, and widget template in the affected endpoint until the issue is resolved.Exploit
Fix
CSRF
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Indianic Testimonial
Wordpress