CVE-2014-6312 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
A CSRF vulnerability in a WordPress login widget plugin allows attackers to hijack administrator sessions and execute XSS attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-6312?
CVE-2014-6312 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Oct 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Login Widget With Shortcode (login-sidebar-widget) plugin before 3.2.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the custom_style_afo parameter on the login_widget_afo page to wp-admin/options-general.php.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-6312?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Login Widget With Shortcode Project Login Widget With Shortcode.
How do I fix CVE-2014-6312?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-6312 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-6312 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6312 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qc2x-mmwq-66fj.