PT-2014-8992 · WordPress · Wp Limit Posts Automatically

Published 2014-12-31 · Updated 2017-09-08 · CVE-2014-9401

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 WP Limit Posts Automatically plugin version 0.7 and earlier

Description A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) issue allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This is achieved via the lpa post letters parameter in the "wp-limit-posts-automatically.php" page to "wp-admin/options-general.php".

Recommendations For WP Limit Posts Automatically plugin version 0.7 and earlier, consider disabling access to the wp-limit-posts-automatically.php page until a patch is available. Avoid using the lpa post letters parameter in the affected page to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-9401

Affected Products

Wp Limit Posts Automatically

References · 4

• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129647/WordPress-WP-Limit-Posts-Automatically-0.7-CSRF-XSS.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9401 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99427 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9401 · Note