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CVE-2013-4240

6.8 · MEDIUM

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the HMS Testimonials plugin before 2.0.11 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for reque…

Published Apr 2, 2014hitmyserverCWE-352EPSS 2.83%

Overview

CVE-2013-4240 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting hitmyserver hms_testimonials. It was published on April 2, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the HMS Testimonials plugin before 2.0.11 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) add new testimonials via the hms-testimonials-addnew page, (2) add new groups via the hms-testimonials-addnewgroup page, (3) change default settings via the hms-testimonials-settings page, (4) change advanced settings via the hms-testimonials-settings-advanced page, (5) change custom fields settings via the hms-testimonials-settings-fields page, or (6) change template settings via the hms-testimonials-templates-new page to wp-admin/admin.php.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from hitmyserver. Update hms_testimonials to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
hitmyserverhms_testimonials0Affected

References

Refosvdb.org/96107Refseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Aug/96Refseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Aug/98Refseclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/345Refseclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/361Refwordpress.org/plugins/hms-testimonials/changelogRefosvdb.org/96107Refseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Aug/96Refseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Aug/98Refseclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/345

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-4240?

CVE-2013-4240 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting hitmyserver hms_testimonials. It was published on April 2, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2013-4240?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2013-4240?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from hitmyserver. Update hms_testimonials to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2013-4240?

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