CVE-2018-11632 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
An attacker can trick an admin into changing plugin settings via CSRF, requiring no special configuration.
- 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-2018-11632?
CVE-2018-11632 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 May 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
An issue was discovered in the MULTIDOTS Add Social Share Messenger Buttons Whatsapp and Viber plugin 1.0.8 for WordPress. If an admin user can be tricked into visiting a crafted URL created by an attacker (via spear phishing/social engineering), the attacker can change the plugin settings via wp-admin/admin-post.php CSRF. There's no nonce or capability check in the whatsapp_share_setting_add_update() function.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11632?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Multidots Add Social Share Messenger Buttons Whatsapp and Viber.
How do I fix CVE-2018-11632?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11632 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-11632 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11632 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v4r4-cgq6-827p.