CVE-2014-9524 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions to modify plugin settings or inject scripts via CSRF in the Facebook Like Box WordPress plugin.
- 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-2014-9524?
CVE-2014-9524 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jan 2015. 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
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Facebook Like Box (cardoza-facebook-like-box) plugin before 2.8.3 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) change plugin settings via unspecified vectors or conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the (2) frm_title, (3) frm_url, (4) frm_border_color, (5) frm_width, or (6) frm_height parameter in the slug_for_fb_like_box page to wp-admin/admin.php.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9524?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Facebook Like Box Project Facebook Like Box.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9524?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9524 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-9524 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9524 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m66r-89gw-8wwj.