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CVE-2014-9454

6.8 · MEDIUM

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Simple Sticky Footer plugin before 1.3.3 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for re…

Published Jan 2, 2015simple_sticky_footer_projectCWE-352EPSS 1.17%

Overview

CVE-2014-9454 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting simple_sticky_footer_project simple_sticky_footer. It was published on January 2, 2015 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 Simple Sticky Footer plugin before 1.3.3 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) change plugin settings via unspecified vectors or conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the (2) simple_sf_width or (3) simple_sf_style parameter in the simple-simple-sticky-footer page to wp-admin/themes.php.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from simple_sticky_footer_project. Update simple_sticky_footer 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
simple_sticky_footer_projectsimple_sticky_footer0Affected

References

Refpacketstormsecurity.com/files/129503/WordPress-Simple-Sticky-Footer-1.3.2-CSRF-XSS.htmlRefexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99374Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99375Refwordpress.org/plugins/simple-sticky-footer/changelog/Refpacketstormsecurity.com/files/129503/WordPress-Simple-Sticky-Footer-1.3.2-CSRF-XSS.htmlRefexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99374Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99375Refwordpress.org/plugins/simple-sticky-footer/changelog/

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-9454?

CVE-2014-9454 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting simple_sticky_footer_project simple_sticky_footer. It was published on January 2, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2014-9454?

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-2014-9454?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from simple_sticky_footer_project. Update simple_sticky_footer 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-2014-9454?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2014-9454 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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