CVE-2014-9099 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions via CSRF in the WhyDoWork AdSense plugin, potentially leading to account takeover.
- 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-2014-9099?
CVE-2014-9099 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Nov 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 WhyDoWork AdSense plugin 1.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that have unspecified impact via a request to the whydowork_adsense page in wp-admin/options-general.php.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9099?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Whydowork Adsense Project Whydowork Adsense.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9099?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9099 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-9099 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-9099 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xqr3-6f53-5v7g.