PT-2023-12520 · WordPress · Dw Question & Answer Pro

Jerome Bruandet · CVE-2021-4408 · Published 2023-07-12 · Updated 2023-07-19

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 DW Question & Answer plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.5.8

Description The issue is related to Cross-Site Request Forgery due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the update answer() function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to update answers to questions via a forged request if they can trick a site administrator into performing a specific action.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 1.5.8, consider disabling the update answer() function until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. Restrict access to the plugin's functionality to minimize the risk of unauthorized updates.

Fix

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-4408

Affected Products

Dw Question & Answer Pro

References · 11

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-4408 · Vendor Advisory
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dw-question-answer/trunk/inc/Handle.php#L138 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4408 · Security Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9852e499-f413-4218-9bac-6c2be62ecc32?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-1 · Note
• https://blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks · Note
• https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3 · 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/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks · Note