Description

WordPress Plugin Companion Auto Update is prone to multiple vulnerabilities, including local file inclusion and cross-site request forgery vulnerabilities. Exploiting these issues may allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information that could aid in further attacks, or to perform certain administrative actions and gain unauthorized access to the affected application. WordPress Plugin Companion Auto Update version 3.2.0 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 3.2.1 or latest

References

https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2018/10/01/full-disclosure-of-csrf-lfi-vulnerability-in-plugin-with-30000-active-installs/

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/companion-auto-update/trunk/readme.txt

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Severity

High

Classification

CWE-22 CWE-352 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update