Description

WordPress Plugin UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup is prone to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow a remote attacker to perform certain administrative actions and gain unauthorized access to the affected application; other attacks are also possible. WordPress Plugin UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup version 1.22.24 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 1.23.1 or latest

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/updraftplus/updraft-plus-12224-cross-site-request-forgery-via-updraft-ajaxrestore

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/updraftplus/trunk/readme.txt

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Severity

High

Classification

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

Tags

Missing Update CSRF