PT-2023-11880 · WordPress · Radio Buttons For Taxonomies

Jerome Bruandet · Published 2023-07-01 · Updated 2023-07-07 · CVE-2020-36740

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Radio Buttons for Taxonomies plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 2.0.5

Description The issue is related to Cross-Site Request Forgery due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save single term() function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to save terms 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, 2.0.5, consider disabling the save single term() function until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. Restrict access to the plugin's functionality to minimize the risk of unauthorized term savings. Avoid using the plugin until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-36740

Affected Products

Radio Buttons For Taxonomies

References · 13

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36740 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-36740 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/53509 · Telegram Post
• https://blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks · Note
• https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/53543 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/26a246c3-cf67-4566-b1e8-dc14c3c5c827?source=cve · Note
• https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2 · 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://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2368215%40radio-buttons-for-taxonomies&new=2368215%40radio-buttons-for-taxonomies&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= · 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