CVE-2014-2838 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions via CSRF to execute SQL injection or XSS attacks in the GD Star Rating WordPress plugin.
- 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-2014-2838?
CVE-2014-2838 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jan 2015. 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 GD Star Rating plugin 19.22 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that conduct (1) SQL injection attacks via the s parameter in the gd-star-rating-stats page to wp-admin/admin.php or (2) cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2838?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dev4press Gd Star Rating.
How do I fix CVE-2014-2838?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2838 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-2838 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2838 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p2qq-rh2j-6cwr.