WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2014-5346 Modified

Disqus Comment System: Cross-site request forgery

Disqus Comment System is affected by cross-site request forgery. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Exploitation relies on a signed-in privileged user submitting an attacker-controlled request.

CVE / CNA score 6.8 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 6.8 CVSS 2.0 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Disqus Comment System
Plugin slug
disqus-comment-system
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Aug 19, 2014
Weakness
CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

This CVE was published Aug 19, 2014 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Disqus Comment System to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Disqus Comment System plugin 2.77 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) activate or (2) deactivate the plugin via the active parameter to wp-admin/edit-comments.php, (3) import comments via an import_comments action, or (4) export comments via an export_comments action to wp-admin/index.php.

NVD vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Primary and upstream sources