Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability in MultiVendorX Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2020-36741

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Multivendorx – Multivendor Marketplace Solution For WooCommerce
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 July 2023

What is CVE-2020-36741?

The MultiVendorX plugin for WordPress contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability due to inadequate nonce validation in the submit_comment() function. This flaw allows attackers to exploit the vulnerability by tricking site administrators into clicking on malicious links, enabling them to submit comments without proper authentication. It's crucial for users of MultiVendorX to update to the latest versions to mitigate this security risk.

Affected Version(s)

MultiVendorX – MultiVendor Marketplace Solution For WooCommerce * < 3.5.8

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerab...
https://blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-th...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Jerome Bruandet
.