Cross-site request forgery in Yoast SEO for TYPO3 extension



Published: 2021-04-27
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-31779
CWE-ID CWE-352
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Yoast SEO for TYPO3
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor MaxServ / Yoast

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU52641

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-31779

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote authenticated attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Yoast SEO for TYPO3: 1.0.0 - 7.2.0

External links

http://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-ext-sa-2021-006/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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