WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2013-4240 Modified

Hms Testimonials: Cross-site request forgery

Hms Testimonials 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 · secalert@redhat.com
NVD score 6.8 CVSS 2.0 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Hms Testimonials
Plugin slug
hms-testimonials
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Apr 02, 2014
Weakness
CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

This CVE was published Apr 02, 2014 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Hms Testimonials 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.

Source record

Technical description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the HMS Testimonials plugin before 2.0.11 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) add new testimonials via the hms-testimonials-addnew page, (2) add new groups via the hms-testimonials-addnewgroup page, (3) change default settings via the hms-testimonials-settings page, (4) change advanced settings via the hms-testimonials-settings-advanced page, (5) change custom fields settings via the hms-testimonials-settings-fields page, or (6) change template settings via the hms-testimonials-templates-new page to wp-admin/admin.php.

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

References

Primary and upstream sources