Vulnerability Description
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Pods plugin before 2.5 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the toggled parameter in a toggle action in the pods-components page to wp-admin/admin.php, (2) delete a pod in a delete action in the pods page to wp-admin/admin.php, (3) reset pod settings and data via the pods_reset parameter in the pod-settings page to wp-admin/admin.php, (4) deactivate and reset pod data via the pods_reset_deactivate parameter in the pod-settings page to wp-admin/admin.php, (5) delete the admin role via the id parameter in a delete action in the pods-component-roles-and-capabilities page to wp-admin/admin.php, or (6) enable "roles and capabilities" in a toggle action in the pods-components page to wp-admin/admin.php.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Pods Foundation | Pods | <= 2.4.3 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129890/WordPress-Pods-2.4.3-CSRF-Cross-SiteExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/26Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534437/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71996
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/pods/changelog/Patch
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129890/WordPress-Pods-2.4.3-CSRF-Cross-SiteExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/26Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534437/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71996
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/pods/changelog/Patch
FAQ
What is CVE-2014-7957?
CVE-2014-7957 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8 (MEDIUM). Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Pods plugin before 2.5 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) condu...
How severe is CVE-2014-7957?
CVE-2014-7957 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2014-7957?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Pods Foundation Pods.