JVN#26838191
WordPress Plugin "WP Spell Check" vulnerable to cross-site request forgery
Overview
WorPress Plugin "WP Spell Check" contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability.
Products Affected
- WP Spell Check 7.1.9 and earlier
Description
WordPress Plugin "WP Spell Check" provided by WP Spell Check contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability (CWE-352).
Impact
If a user views a malicious page while logged in, unintended operations may be performed.
Solution
Update the plugin
Update the plugin according to the information provided by the developer.
Vendor Status
| Vendor | Link |
| WP Spell Check | WP Spell Check |
References
JPCERT/CC Addendum
Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC
| Attack Vector(AV) | Physical (P) | Local (L) | Adjacent (A) | Network (N) |
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| Attack Complexity(AC) | High (H) | Low (L) | ||
| Privileges Required(PR) | High (H) | Low (L) | None (N) | |
| User Interaction(UI) | Required (R) | None (N) | ||
| Scope(S) | Unchanged (U) | Changed (C) | ||
| Confidentiality Impact(C) | None (N) | Low (L) | High (H) | |
| Integrity Impact(I) | None (N) | Low (L) | High (H) | |
| Availability Impact(A) | None (N) | Low (L) | High (H) |
| Access Vector(AV) | Local (L) | Adjacent Network (A) | Network (N) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access Complexity(AC) | High (H) | Medium (M) | Low (L) |
| Authentication(Au) | Multiple (M) | Single (S) | None (N) |
| Confidentiality Impact(C) | None (N) | Partial (P) | Complete (C) |
| Integrity Impact(I) | None (N) | Partial (P) | Complete (C) |
| Availability Impact(A) | None (N) | Partial (P) | Complete (C) |
Credit
Takuya Yamaguchi of Cryptography Laboratory,Department of Information and Communication Engineering,Tokyo Denki University directly reported these vulnerabilities to the developer and coordinated on her own.
After coordination was completed, this case was reported to IPA, and JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer for the publication under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.
Other Information
| JPCERT Alert |
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| JPCERT Reports |
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| CERT Advisory |
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| CPNI Advisory |
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| TRnotes |
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| CVE |
CVE-2019-6027 |
| JVN iPedia |
JVNDB-2019-000070 |
Update History
- 2019/12/26
- Typo under the section [Description] was corrected.