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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-36741
CVE-2020-36741:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The MultiVendorX plugin for WordPress (CVE-2020-36741) contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability affecting versions up to and including 3.5.7. The vulnerability was discovered by Jerome Bruandet from NinTechNet and was published on July 1, 2023 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from missing or incorrect nonce validation in the submit_comment() function. This security flaw has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 4.3 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N (Wordfence).
Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to submit comments through forged requests when they can trick a site administrator into performing specific actions, such as clicking on a malicious link (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade their MultiVendorX plugin to a version newer than 3.5.7 to address this vulnerability. The fix has been implemented in subsequent versions with proper nonce validation (WordPress Plugin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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