PT-2015-4970 · WordPress · Banner Effect Header

Published 2015-01-08 · Updated 2017-09-08 · CVE-2015-0920

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 Banner Effect Header plugin version 1.2.6

Description A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) issue allows remote attackers to hijack administrator authentication for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This is achieved via the banner effect email parameter in the BannerEffectOptions page to "wp-admin/options-general.php".

Recommendations For Banner Effect Header plugin version 1.2.6, avoid using the banner effect email parameter in the BannerEffectOptions page until the issue is resolved. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the BannerEffectOptions page to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-0920

Affected Products

Banner Effect Header

References · 5

• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129804/WordPress-Banner-Effect-Header-1.2.6-XSS-CSRF.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0920 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99613 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99614 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0920 · Note