SEO Scout <= 0.9.83 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update

8.8
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CVE CVE-2022-36358
CVSS 8.8 (High)
Publicly Published August 25, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher ptsfence

Description

The SEO Scout plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 0.9.83 . This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the update_settings function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin settings, via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link

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Vulnerability Details for SEO Scout: Content Optimization, Keyword Research, Rank Tracking + SEO Testing

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug ab-rankings-testing-tool (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Remediation No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Affected Version
  • <= 0.9.83

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