What is CVE-2018-20972?

CVE-2018-20972 is a high-severity vulnerability in Codeermeneer Companion Auto Update, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-08-16.

How severe is CVE-2018-20972?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-20972 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CSRF in Codeermeneer Companion Auto Update

CVE-2018-20972

The companion-auto-update plugin before 3.2.1 for WordPress has CSRF.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.006 (47.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Codeermeneer Companion_auto_update
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-20972?: CVE-2018-20972 is a high-severity vulnerability in Codeermeneer Companion Auto Update, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-08-16.
How severe is CVE-2018-20972?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-20972 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.