Vulnerability identifier: #VU99250

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-10040

CWE-ID: CWE-352

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Infinite-Scroll
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Beaver6813, dirkhaim, Paul Irish, benbalter, Glenn Nelson

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 within the process_ajax_edit and process_ajax_delete functions. 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
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Infinite-Scroll: 2.6 - 2.6.2

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External links
http://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4045575a-35f0-46e5-afb7-93eee9be3a97?source=cve
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/infinite-scroll/trunk/includes/presets.php#L252
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/infinite-scroll/trunk/includes/presets.php#L275

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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.