Record deletion via missing nonce validation
Published May 30, 2023 · Updated Jan 10, 2025
Cross-site request forgery in mndpsingh287 Newsletter Popup 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to delete records via a forged request. The wp_newsletter_show_localrecord administration page accepts an action=delete request with a record identifier without validating a WordPress nonce. Exploitation requires an administrator with an active WordPress session to follow the crafted request, and the demonstrated consequence is deletion of the selected record.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site request forgery in mndpsingh287 Newsletter Popup 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to delete records via a forged request. The wp_newsletter_show_localrecord administration page accepts an action=delete request with a record identifier without validating a WordPress nonce. Exploitation requires an administrator with an active WordPress session to follow the crafted request, and the demonstrated consequence is deletion of the selected record.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-0766
- Published
- May 30, 2023
- Updated
- Jan 10, 2025
- Vendor
- mndpsingh287
- Product
- Newsletter Popup
- Classifications
- CWE-352, CAPEC-62, T1204.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 30, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 10, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=1.2
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Public exploit references
- WPScan forged record-deletion requestproof of concept · validated
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