Jetpack Scan team identified a Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability in the Patreon: Cross-site request forgery
Jetpack Scan team identified a Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability in the Patreon 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
- Jetpack Scan team identified a Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability in the Patreon
- Plugin slug
patreon-wordpress- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Apr 12, 2021
This CVE was published Apr 12, 2021 and is one of 6 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Jetpack Scan team identified a Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability in the Patreon 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 Jetpack Scan team identified a Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability in the Patreon WordPress plugin before 1.7.0, allowing attackers to make a logged administrator disconnect the site from Patreon by visiting a specially crafted link.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H