CVE-2021-34631 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The NewsPlugin WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery via the handle_save_style function found in the ~/news-plugin.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 1.0.18.

Published: 2021-08-05

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

NewsPlugin

NewsPlugin

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.0.18`	affected	≤ 1.0.18

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ipdgroup:newsplugin:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Uninstall the plugin from WordPress site.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-21281	The NewsPlugin WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery via the handle_save_style function found in the ~/news-plugin.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 1.0.18.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00109.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-34631

History

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Subscriptions

Ipdgroup Newsplugin

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2021-08-05T19:36:40.504Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T02:15:47.427Z

Reserved: 2021-06-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-34631

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-08-05T20:15:09.317

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:10:51.073

Link: CVE-2021-34631

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-352

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