CVE-2020-36738
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-352
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Publication date:
01/07/2023
Last modified:
07/11/2023
Description
The Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.0.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ctl_save() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to save field icons via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
4.30
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:coolplugins:cool_timeline:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 2.0.3 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4/
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-5/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2368335/cool-timeline/trunk/fa-icons/fa-icons-class.php
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1ce7c895-e94c-46bd-9de1-f5fde29c3475?source=cve