wp tell a friend popup form <= 7.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via 'TellAFriend_admin'

5.4
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CVE CVE-2023-25463
CVSS 5.4 (Medium)
Publicly Published July 26, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher yuyudhn

Description

The wp tell a friend popup form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 7.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'TellAFriend_admin' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary plugin settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

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Vulnerability Details for wp tell a friend popup form

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-tell-a-friend-popup-form (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
  • <= 7.1

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