What the vulnerability does
01Description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Dave Kiss Vimeography: Vimeo Video Gallery WordPress Plugin.This issue affects Vimeography: Vimeo Video Gallery WordPress Plugin: from n/a through 2.4.1.
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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
What the vulnerability does
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Dave Kiss Vimeography: Vimeo Video Gallery WordPress Plugin.This issue affects Vimeography: Vimeo Video Gallery WordPress Plugin: from n/a through 2.4.1.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
The Vimeography plugin for WordPress contains a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows an attacker to perform unwanted actions on behalf of an authenticated site administrator. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by an admin, triggers unintended changes to plugin settings or data. The vulnerability requires the admin to click the link or visit the page, but does not require the attacker to have any account on the site.
What an attacker can do
Trick a site admin into performing unwanted actions on the plugin, such as changing settings or deleting data.
Potential impact on your site
An attacker can modify Vimeography plugin settings or data without your knowledge if you click a malicious link while logged in.
Conditions required to exploit
Site admin must click a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled page while logged into WordPress.
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