CSRF in Facebook Like Box Project
CVE-2014-9524
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Facebook Like Box (cardoza-facebook-like-box) plugin before 2.8.3 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) change plugin settings via unspecified vectors or conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the (2) frm_title, (3) frm_url, (4) frm_border_color, (5) frm_width, or (6) frm_height parameter in the slug_for_fb_like_box page to wp-admin/admin.php.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (66.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wordpress.org/plugins/cardoza-facebook-like-box/changelog/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/61557 (Exploit, third-party-advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/129506/WordPress-Facebook-Like-Box-2.8.2-CSRF-XSS… (Exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-9524?
- CVE-2014-9524 is a vulnerability in Facebook Like Box Project, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). Published 2015-01-05.
- Is CVE-2014-9524 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.