CVE-2021-34631 (GCVE-0-2021-34631)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-05 19:36 – Updated: 2024-09-17 02:15
VLAI
Title
NewsPlugin <= 1.0.18 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
The NewsPlugin WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery via the handle_save_style function found in the ~/news-plugin.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 1.0.18.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
NewsPlugin NewsPlugin Affected: 1.0.18 , ≤ 1.0.18 (custom)
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Date Public
2021-07-21 00:00
Credits
Taichi Ichimura, Cryptography Laboratory in Tokyo Denki University
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