CVE-2021-34631

NewsPlugin <= 1.0.18 – Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting

highCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

8.8

CVSS Score

8.8

CVSS Score

high

Severity

1.1.0

Patched in

916d

Time to patch

Description

The NewsPlugin WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery via the handle_save_style function found in the ~/news-plugin.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 1.0.18.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

High

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=1.0.18

PublishedJuly 21, 2021

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginnewsplugin

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f208ca5a-a404-4664-80f5-643e713f600a?source=api-prod

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