Administrator compromise via nonce-free rule updates
Published May 28, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024
Stored cross-site scripting in Real-Time Find and Replace before 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject JavaScript through forged requests. The far_options_page function accepts rule-update POST data without nonce verification and stores attacker-chosen replacements that execute when matching page content is rendered. Exploitation requires an administrator to submit the forged request; the injected script can steal session cookies, create an administrator account, redirect visitors, or alter site content.
Summary
What happened
Stored cross-site scripting in Real-Time Find and Replace before 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject JavaScript through forged requests. The far_options_page function accepts rule-update POST data without nonce verification and stores attacker-chosen replacements that execute when matching page content is rendered. Exploitation requires an administrator to submit the forged request; the injected script can steal session cookies, create an administrator account, redirect visitors, or alter site content.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2020-13641
- Published
- May 28, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-352, T1539
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 28, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Wordfence CSRF-to-stored-XSS demonstrationproof of concept · demonstrated
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