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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
What the vulnerability does
The Peer Publish plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0. This is due to missing nonce validation on the website management pages. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to add, modify, or delete website configurations via a forged request granted they can trick an administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
Peer Publish versions 1.0 and earlier are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without the administrator's knowledge or consent. The attacker needs the victim to visit a specially crafted link or page while authenticated.
What an attacker can do
Perform unwanted actions on the site by tricking an authenticated administrator into visiting a malicious webpage.
Potential impact on your site
An attacker can modify site settings, content, or user accounts by exploiting an administrator's active session.
Conditions required to exploit
The site administrator must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled webpage or link.
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