Vulnerability CVE-2020-36742


Published: 2023-07-01

Description:
The Custom Field Template plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.5.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the edit_meta_value() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to edit meta field values via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Type:

CWE-352

(Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF))

 References:
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3444c4b0-4619-482f-8313-d3006aa1e845?source=cve
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4/
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3/
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2/
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2368204%40custom-field-template&new=2368204%40custom-field-template&sfp_email=&sfph_mail
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https://blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/
https://blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/
https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-5/

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