CVE-2018-6357 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

A CSRF vulnerability in the Acurax Social Media Widget plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via the recordsArray parameter, leading to XSS.

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-2018-6357?

CVE-2018-6357 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jan 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

The acx_asmw_saveorder_callback function in function.php in the acurax-social-media-widget plugin before 3.2.6 for WordPress has CSRF via the recordsArray parameter to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php, with resultant social_widget_icon_array_order XSS.

Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6357?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Acurax Social Media Widget.

How do I fix CVE-2018-6357?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6357 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-6357 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6357 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7v6m-79qx-mc6q.

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