PT-2014-2618 · WordPress · Underconstruction Plugin

Charlie Eriksen · Published 2014-04-10 · Updated 2021-09-02 · CVE-2013-2699

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions underConstruction plugin versions prior to 1.09 for WordPress

Description The issue is related to a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. This allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that deactivate a plugin. The exact vectors used for the attack are not specified.

Recommendations For underConstruction plugin versions prior to 1.09, update to version 1.09 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to plugin deactivation requests to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-2699

Affected Products

Underconstruction Plugin

References · 6

• http://secunia.com/advisories/52881 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2699 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/93857 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/20596 · Telegram Post
• http://wordpress.org/plugins/underconstruction/changelog · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-2699 · Note