CVE-2011-0759 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions to disable CAPTCHA or inject XSS via CSRF in the WP-reCAPTCHA plugin configuration.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-0759?
CVE-2011-0759 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Mar 2011. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the configuration page in the Recaptcha (aka WP-reCAPTCHA) plugin 2.9.8.2 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that disable the CAPTCHA requirement or insert cross-site scripting (XSS) sequences via the (1) recaptcha_opt_pubkey, (2) recaptcha_opt_privkey, (3) re_tabindex, (4) error_blank, (5) error_incorrect, (6) mailhide_pub, (7) mailhide_priv, (8) mh_replace_link, or (9) mh_replace_title parameter.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0759?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Blaenkdenum Wp-Recaptcha.
How do I fix CVE-2011-0759?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-0759 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-0759 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0759 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6887-f7jr-vhc9.