WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress < 4.8.5 - Authenticated Arbitrary Redirect

Description

The plugin did not properly check for CSRF in some of its actions handled by the listen_for_actions method (hooked as admin_init), allowing attackers to make logged in users with the manage_options capability do unwanted actions and redirect them to an arbitrary website after

Proof of Concept

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 4.8.5

Classification

Type
REDIRECT
OWASP top 10
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
WPScanTeam
Verified
Yes

Timeline

Publicly Published
2021-06-01 (about 4 years ago)
Added
2021-06-01 (about 4 years ago)
Last Updated
2021-06-01 (about 4 years ago)

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