Description

WordPress Plugin Multisite Post Duplicator is prone to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow a remote attacker to perform certain administrative actions and gain unauthorized access to the affected application; other attacks are also possible. WordPress Plugin Multisite Post Duplicator version 0.9.5.1 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 1.1.3 or latest

References

https://security.dxw.com/advisories/csrf-vulnerability-in-multisite-post-duplicator-could-allow-an-attacker-to-do-almost-anything-an-admin-user-can-do/

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/36

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40908/

https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140105/WordPress-Multisite-Post-Duplicator-0.9.5.1-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html

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Severity

High

Classification

CWE-352 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update CSRF