CVE-2018-20972
Companion Auto Update <= 3.2.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
highCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
8.8
CVSS Score
8.8
CVSS Score
high
Severity
3.2.1
Patched in
1939d
Time to patch
Description
The Companion Auto Update plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.2.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the cau_frontend function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include local files via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<3.2.1PublishedOctober 2, 2018
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected plugincompanion-auto-update
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