WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2019-5980 Modified

Related Youtube Videos: Cross-site request forgery

Related Youtube Videos 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 8.8 CVSS · vultures@jpcert.or.jp
NVD score 8.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Related Youtube Videos
Plugin slug
related-youtube-videos
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jul 05, 2019
Weakness
CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

This CVE was published Jul 05, 2019 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Related Youtube Videos 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 (CSRF) vulnerability in Related YouTube Videos versions prior to 1.9.9 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators via unspecified vectors.

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

Primary and upstream sources