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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
What the vulnerability does
The yContributors plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.5. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'yContributors' page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
yContributors versions 0.5 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 their knowledge. The attack requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated. This can lead to unauthorized changes or data modification.
What an attacker can do
Perform unwanted actions on the site by tricking an authenticated admin into visiting a malicious webpage.
Potential impact on your site
Administrators could unknowingly authorize changes to site content or settings via a malicious link.
Conditions required to exploit
Victim must be logged in and visit attacker-controlled page; no special privileges required.
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