CVE-2014-5347 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions to inject XSS or modify plugin settings via CSRF in the Disqus Comment System 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-2014-5347?
CVE-2014-5347 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Aug 2014. 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 Disqus Comment System plugin before 2.76 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the (1) disqus_replace, (2) disqus_public_key, or (3) disqus_secret_key parameter to wp-admin/edit-comments.php in manage.php or that (4) reset or (5) delete plugin options via the reset parameter to wp-admin/edit-comments.php.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5347?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Disqus Disqus Comment System.
How do I fix CVE-2014-5347?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5347 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-5347 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5347 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gq77-h4w4-h7hf.