CVE-2019-11886 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

A CSRF vulnerability in the Visual CSS Style Editor WordPress plugin allows attackers to modify options and gain admin access.

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-2019-11886?

CVE-2019-11886 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 May 2019. 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 WaspThemes Visual CSS Style Editor (aka yellow-pencil-visual-theme-customizer) plugin before 7.2.1 for WordPress allows yp_option_update CSRF, as demonstrated by use of yp_remote_get to obtain admin access.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11886?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Yellowpencil Visual Css Style Editor.

How do I fix CVE-2019-11886?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11886 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-11886 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-11886 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hrmr-jgrx-82h5.

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