WordPress Plugin 'Email Subscribers & Newsletters' Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 139873
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Synopsis
The remote WordPress application has a plugin installed that is vulnerable to multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The WordPress application running on the remote host has a version of the 'Email Subscribers & Newsletters' plugin that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.- A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in the send_test_email component. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted web page, to send forged emails. (CVE-2020-5767)
- A blind SQL injection vulnerability exists in the es_newsletters_settings_callback component due to improper sanitization of user supplied input. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this issue via a specially crafted request to disclose potentially sensitive information. (CVE-2020-5768)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the 'Email Subscribers & Newsletters' plugin to version 4.5.1 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 139873
File Name: wordpress_plugin_email_subscribers_multiple_vulns.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 8/27/2020
Updated: 1/4/2021
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-5767
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress
Required KB Items: installed_sw/WordPress, www/PHP
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/18/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/18/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-5767, CVE-2020-5768