What the vulnerability does
01Description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Tooltip WordPress Tooltips allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WordPress Tooltips: from n/a through 9.5.3.
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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
What the vulnerability does
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Tooltip WordPress Tooltips allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WordPress Tooltips: from n/a through 9.5.3.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
The WordPress Tooltips plugin through version 9.5.3 contains a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker can trick a logged-in site administrator into performing unintended actions, such as modifying plugin settings or creating malicious tooltips. The vulnerability requires the admin to visit a malicious webpage while authenticated to WordPress. This can lead to unauthorized changes to site content and configuration.
What an attacker can do
Trick an authenticated admin into performing unintended actions on the site, such as changing plugin settings or creating malicious tooltips.
Potential impact on your site
An attacker can modify tooltip settings or inject malicious content without your knowledge if an admin visits a compromised page.
Conditions required to exploit
Admin must be logged into WordPress and visit a malicious webpage controlled by the attacker.
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