PT-2023-11878 · WordPress · The Cool Timeline

Jerome Bruandet · Published 2023-07-01 · Updated 2023-07-08 · CVE-2020-36738

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 2.0.2

Description The issue is related to Cross-Site Request Forgery due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ctl save() function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to save field icons via a forged request if they can trick a site administrator into performing an action, such as clicking on a link.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 2.0.2, consider disabling the ctl save() function until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. Restrict access to the plugin's functionality to minimize the risk of forged requests.

Exploit

Fix

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-36738

Affected Products

The Cool Timeline

References · 12

• 🔥 https://blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36738 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2368335/cool-timeline/trunk/fa-icons/fa-icons-class.php · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-36738 · Vendor Advisory
• https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2 · Note
• https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4 · Note
• https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-5 · Note
• https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1 · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1ce7c895-e94c-46bd-9de1-f5fde29c3475?source=cve · Note
• https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3 · Note
• https://blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/65843 · Telegram Post