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CVE-2019-25734

MEDIUMCVSS 5.1/10EPSS 0.89%

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CVE-2019-25734 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.1/10 on the CVSS scale. Contact Form by WD 1.13.1 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability combined with local file inclusion that allows unauthenticated attackers to include arbitrary files by exploiting unsanitized action parameters. Attackers can craft malicious forms targeting the admin-ajax.php endpoint with directory traversal sequences in the GET action parameter to load files via CSRF, bypassing authentication on vulnerable AJAX actions.. EPSS estimates a 0.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Contact Form by WD 1.13.1 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability combined with local file inclusion that allows unauthenticated attackers to include arbitrary files by exploiting unsanitized action parameters. Attackers can craft malicious forms targeting the admin-ajax.php endpoint with directory traversal sequences in the GET action parameter to load files via CSRF, bypassing authentication on vulnerable AJAX actions.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
4/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CVSS 4.0
5.1/10

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS Probability
0.89%

54.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-25734?
Contact Form by WD 1.13.1 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability combined with local file inclusion that allows unauthenticated attackers to include arbitrary files by exploiting unsanitized action parameters. Attackers can craft malicious forms targeting the admin-ajax.php endpoint with directory traversal sequences in the GET action parameter to load files via CSRF, bypassing authentication on vulnerable AJAX actions.
How severe is CVE-2019-25734?
CVE-2019-25734 has a CVSS score of 5.1/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.89% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2019-25734?
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Source: NVD / NIST