Vulnerability Details : CVE-2014-9401
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the WP Limit Posts Automatically plugin 0.7 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the lpa_post_letters parameter in the wp-limit-posts-automatically.php page to wp-admin/options-general.php.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)Cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-9401
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.18%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 54 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2014-9401
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2014-9401
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The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2014-9401
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129647/WordPress-WP-Limit-Posts-Automatically-0.7-CSRF-XSS.html
WordPress WP Limit Posts Automatically 0.7 CSRF / XSS ≈ Packet StormExploit
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99427
Products affected by CVE-2014-9401
- Wp Limit Posts Automatically Project » Wp Limit Posts Automatically » For WordpressVersions up to, including, (<=) 0.7cpe:2.3:a:wp_limit_posts_automatically_project:wp_limit_posts_automatically:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*