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CVE-2024-3059
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The ENL Newsletter WordPress plugin through version 1.0.1 contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. The plugin lacks CSRF checks in certain functionalities, which was discovered and reported by Bob Matyas. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on April 5, 2024 (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from missing CSRF protection mechanisms in the plugin's campaign management functionality. This security flaw allows attackers to execute unauthorized actions by making logged-in administrators unknowingly delete arbitrary campaigns. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 5.7 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N, indicating that it requires user interaction and logged-in admin status to exploit (WPScan).

Impact

If successfully exploited, an attacker can trick authenticated administrators into deleting campaign data without their knowledge or consent. This could result in the loss of important campaign information and disrupt the newsletter management system (WPScan).

Exploitability

The vulnerability can be exploited by crafting a malicious URL in the format: http://example.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=enl-campaigns&action=campaign-delete&id=<ID>, where <ID> represents a valid campaign identifier. When an authenticated administrator visits this URL, it will trigger the unintended deletion of the specified campaign (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

Currently, there is no known fix available for this vulnerability. Users of the ENL Newsletter plugin should exercise caution when clicking on links while logged in as an administrator (WPScan).

Additional resources


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