#VU62373 Cross-site request forgery in MicroPayments – Paid Author Subscriptions, Content, Downloads, Membership - CVE-2022-27629

Vulnerability identifier: #VU62373

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27629

CWE-ID: CWE-352

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
MicroPayments – Paid Author Subscriptions, Content, Downloads, Membership
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: VideoWhisper.com

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 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

MicroPayments – Paid Author Subscriptions, Content, Downloads, Membership: before 1.9.6

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External links
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN31606885/index.html
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?new=2362275%40paid-membership&old=2345274%40paid-membership

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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