# CVE-2013-5672: Cross-site request forgery in n/a

> Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions to modify testimonials and inject XSS via CSRF in the IndiaNIC Testimonial plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Sep 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gxxf-63jm-q2wf

## What is CVE-2013-5672?

CVE-2013-5672 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Sep 2013. 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 IndiaNIC Testimonial plugin 2.2 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) add a testimonial via an iNIC_testimonial_save action; (2) add a listing template via an iNIC_testimonial_save_listing_template action; (3) add a widget template via an iNIC_testimonial_save_widget action; insert cross-site scripting (XSS) sequences via the (4) project_name, (5) project_url, (6) client_name, (7) client_city, (8) client_state, (9) description, (10) tags, (11) video_url, or (12) is_featured, (13) title, (14) widget_title, (15) no_of_testimonials, (16) filter_by_country, (17) filter_by_tags, or (18) widget_template parameter to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5672?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Indianic Testimonial Plugin.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-5672?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5672 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-5672 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5672 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Plugin IndiaNIC Testimonial - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2013-5673](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5673/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-5672 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-5672 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Sep 2013. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5672 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5672/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5672/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-5672
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5672
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-5672

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