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CVE-2014-5347

6.8 · MEDIUM

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Disqus Comment System plugin before 2.76 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for re…

Published Aug 19, 2014disqusCWE-352EPSS 4.89%

Overview

CVE-2014-5347 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting disqus disqus_comment_system. It was published on August 19, 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 Disqus Comment System plugin before 2.76 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the (1) disqus_replace, (2) disqus_public_key, or (3) disqus_secret_key parameter to wp-admin/edit-comments.php in manage.php or that (4) reset or (5) delete plugin options via the reset parameter to wp-admin/edit-comments.php.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from disqus. Update disqus_comment_system 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
disqusdisqus_comment_system0Affected

References

Refpacketstormsecurity.com/files/127847/WordPress-Disqus-2.7.5-CSRF-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlRefpacketstormsecurity.com/files/127852/Disqus-2.7.5-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlRefseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/35Refwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/34336Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/69205Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95288Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95289GitHubgist.github.com/nikcub/cb5dc7a5464276c8424aRefwordpress.org/plugins/disqus-comment-system/other_notesRefwww.nikcub.com/posts/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-disqus-wordpress-plugin

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-5347?

CVE-2014-5347 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting disqus disqus_comment_system. It was published on August 19, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2014-5347?

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-2014-5347?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from disqus. Update disqus_comment_system 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-2014-5347?

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