CVE-2014-9525 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions to modify plugin settings or inject scripts via CSRF in the Timed Popup WordPress 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-2014-9525?
CVE-2014-9525 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jan 2015. 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 Timed Popup (wp-timed-popup) plugin 1.3 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) change plugin settings via unspecified vectors or (2) conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the sc_popup_subtitle parameter in the wp-popup.php page to wp-admin/options-general.php.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9525?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Timed Popup Project Timed Popup.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9525?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9525 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-9525 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9525 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8fr7-w8x4-gvvq.