WF-5c7edfad-b45b-4297-876d-a063e02af0bf-top-10

Top 10 – Popular posts plugin for WordPress <= 3.2.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via tptn_ajax_clearcache

mediumCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

4.3

CVSS Score

4.3

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

3.2.4

Patched in

337d

Time to patch

Description

The Top 10 – Popular posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.2.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the tptn_ajax_clearcache function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to clear the plugin's cache 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:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

None

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=3.2.3

PublishedFebruary 20, 2023

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected plugintop-10

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5c7edfad-b45b-4297-876d-a063e02af0bf?source=api-prod

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