WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2020-5767 Modified

Email Subscribers & Newsletters: Cross-site request forgery

Email Subscribers & Newsletters 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 6.5 CVSS · vulnreport@tenable.com
NVD score 6.5 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Email Subscribers & Newsletters
Plugin slug
email-subscribers-&-newsletters
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jul 17, 2020
Weakness
CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

This CVE was published Jul 17, 2020 and is one of 17 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Email Subscribers & Newsletters 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

Cross-site request forgery in Icegram Email Subscribers & Newsletters Plugin for WordPress v4.4.8 allows a remote attacker to send forged emails by tricking legitimate users into clicking a crafted link.

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Primary and upstream sources