CVE-2014-5199 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions to modify plugin settings via CSRF, requiring admin interaction.
- 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-2014-5199?
CVE-2014-5199 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Aug 2014. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the WordPress File Upload plugin (wp-file-upload) before 2.4.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change plugin settings via unspecified vectors. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5199?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wordpress File Upload Project Wordpress File Upload.
How do I fix CVE-2014-5199?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5199 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-5199 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5199 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ggqv-fw9g-j8vp.