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CVE-2014-6312

4.3 · MEDIUM

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Login Widget With Shortcode (login-sidebar-widget) plugin before 3.2.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of a…

Published Oct 15, 2014login_widget_with_shortcode_projectCWE-79EPSS 4.15%

Overview

CVE-2014-6312 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting login_widget_with_shortcode_project login_widget_with_shortcode. It was published on October 15, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Login Widget With Shortcode (login-sidebar-widget) plugin before 3.2.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the custom_style_afo parameter on the login_widget_afo page to wp-admin/options-general.php.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from login_widget_with_shortcode_project. Update login_widget_with_shortcode 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
login_widget_with_shortcode_projectlogin_widget_with_shortcode0Affected

References

Refosvdb.org/show/osvdb/111700Refosvdb.org/show/osvdb/111757Refseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Sep/58Refwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/34762Refsecurity.dxw.com/advisories/csrfxss-vulnerablity-in-login-widget-with-shortcode-allows-unauthenticated-attackers-to-do-anything-an-admin-can-doRefwordpress.org/plugins/login-sidebar-widget/changelogRefosvdb.org/show/osvdb/111700Refosvdb.org/show/osvdb/111757Refseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Sep/58Refwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/34762

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-6312?

CVE-2014-6312 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting login_widget_with_shortcode_project login_widget_with_shortcode. It was published on October 15, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2014-6312?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, 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-2014-6312?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from login_widget_with_shortcode_project. Update login_widget_with_shortcode 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-2014-6312?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2014-6312 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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