CSRF in Yellowpencil Visual CSS Style Editor
CVE-2019-11886
The WaspThemes Visual CSS Style Editor (aka yellow-pencil-visual-theme-customizer) plugin before 7.2.1 for WordPress allows yp_option_update CSRF, as demonstrated by use of yp_remote_get to obtain admin access.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
EPSS: 0.019 (77.4th 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
- Yellowpencil Visual_css_style_editor
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-11886?
- CVE-2019-11886 is a high-severity vulnerability in Yellowpencil Visual CSS Style Editor, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-05-13.
- How severe is CVE-2019-11886?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-11886 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.