WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2021-24730 Modified

Logo Showcase with Slick Slider: Cross-site request forgery

Logo Showcase with Slick Slider 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 4.3 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 4.3 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Logo Showcase with Slick Slider
Plugin slug
logo-showcase-with-slick-slider
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Feb 28, 2022
Weakness
CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

This CVE was published Feb 28, 2022 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Logo Showcase with Slick Slider 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

The Logo Showcase with Slick Slider WordPress plugin before 1.2.5 does not have CSRF and authorisation checks in the lswss_save_attachment_data AJAX action, allowing any authenticated users, such as Subscriber, to change title, description, alt text, and URL of arbitrary uploaded media.

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

Primary and upstream sources