Mapsvg Lite: Cross-site request forgery
Mapsvg Lite 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.
- Component
- Mapsvg Lite
- Plugin slug
mapsvg-lite- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Feb 04, 2019
This CVE was published Feb 04, 2019 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Mapsvg Lite 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
MapSVG MapSVG Lite version 3.2.3 contains a Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in REST endpoint /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=mapsvg_save that can result in an attacker can modify post data, including embedding javascript. This attack appears to be exploitable via the victim must be logged in to WordPress as an admin, and click a link. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 3.3.0 and later.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H