Cross-Site Request Forgery in Eelv Newsletter Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2017-18523

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Eelv Newsletter
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 August 2019

What is CVE-2017-18523?

The Eelv Newsletter plugin for WordPress versions prior to 4.6.1 is affected by a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in its address book functionality. This flaw allows an attacker to forge requests on behalf of an authenticated user, potentially leading to unauthorized actions being executed without the user’s consent. It emphasizes the importance of securing plugins to prevent exploitation that can compromise user data.

References

https://wordpress.org/plugins/eelv-newsletter/#developers
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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