CVE-2019-5992 Cross-site request forgery in v4.4 and earlier

High 8.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can hijack administrator authentication in the Ultra Simple Paypal Shopping Cart plugin via CSRF.

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-2019-5992?

CVE-2019-5992 is a high-severity vulnerability in WordPress Ultra Simple Paypal Shopping Cart v4.4 and earlier, published on 12 Sep 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

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WordPress Ultra Simple Paypal Shopping Cart v4.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5992?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ultra-Prod Wordpress Ultra Simple Paypal Shopping Cart.

How do I fix CVE-2019-5992?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5992 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-5992 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5992 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-frxh-x3vw-f8vm.

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