CVE-2018-1000505 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
An attacker can trick an admin into duplicating posts via a CSRF vulnerability in the Tooltipy plugin settings page.
- 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-2018-1000505?
CVE-2018-1000505 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jun 2018. 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
Tooltipy (tooltips for WP) version 5 contains a Cross ite Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Settings page that can result in could allow anybody to duplicate posts. This attack appear to be exploitable via Admin must follow a link. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 5.1.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1000505?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tooltipy Tooltipy.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1000505?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1000505 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-1000505 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1000505 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j238-rmpv-5q69.