PT-2023-12539 · WordPress · Absolute Reviews

Jerome Bruandet · Published 2023-07-12 · Updated 2024-10-03 · CVE-2021-4426

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 Absolute Reviews plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.0.8

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

Recommendations For Absolute Reviews plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.0.8, consider disabling the metabox review save() function until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. Restrict access to the plugin's functionality to minimize the risk of saving meta tags via forged requests.

Exploit

Fix

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-4426

Affected Products

Absolute Reviews

References · 12

• 🔥 https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-5 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks · Exploit
• 🔥 https://blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks · Exploit
• 🔥 https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ec1ee47d-020c-482d-ad6f-663d78e624b8?source=cve · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4426 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2548729%40absolute-reviews&new=2548729%40absolute-reviews&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-4426 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/96944 · Telegram Post