copy-me <= 1.0.0 - Missing Authorization & Cross-Site Request Forgery

5.4
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CVE CVE-2016-10938
CVSS 5.4 (Medium)
Publicly Published December 21, 2016
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researchers Mallory Adams - DXW Security
dwxsupport - DXW Security

Description

The copy-me plugin 1.0.0 for WordPress has CSRF for copying non-public posts to a public location. Edit: The affected function is called via an AJAX action, which makes the endpoint accessible to authenticated users so low level users such as subscribers can also copy posts.

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1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug copy-me (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Remediation No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Affected Version
  • <= 1.0.0

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