CVE-2014-6312
Description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Login Widget With Shortcode (login-sidebar-widget) plugin before 3.2.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the custom_style_afo parameter on the login_widget_afo page to wp-admin/options-general.php.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
WordPress Plugin Login Widget With ShortCode 3.1.1 - Multiple Vulnerabilities
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| login_widget_with_shortcode_project | login_widget_with_shortcode | {"endIncluding":"3.1.1"} | |
| login_widget_with_shortcode_project | login_widget_with_shortcode | 1.0.1 | |
| login_widget_with_shortcode_project | login_widget_with_shortcode | 2.0.1 | |
| login_widget_with_shortcode_project | login_widget_with_shortcode | 2.0.2 | |
| login_widget_with_shortcode_project | login_widget_with_shortcode | 2.1.3 | |
| login_widget_with_shortcode_project | login_widget_with_shortcode | 2.2.3 | |
| login_widget_with_shortcode_project | login_widget_with_shortcode | 2.2.4 | |
References
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/111700
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/111757
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Sep/58
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34762
- https://security.dxw.com/advisories/csrfxss-vulnerablity-in-login-widget-with-shortcode-allows-unauthenticated-attackers-to-do-anything-an-admin-can-do
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/login-sidebar-widget/changelog
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/111700
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/111757
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Sep/58
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34762
- https://security.dxw.com/advisories/csrfxss-vulnerablity-in-login-widget-with-shortcode-allows-unauthenticated-attackers-to-do-anything-an-admin-can-do
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/login-sidebar-widget/changelog
CWEs
CWE-79
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.