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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (78.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 78.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9256
- wordpress.org/plugins/yellow-pencil-visual-theme-customizer/ (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/04/zero-day-vulnerability-in-yellow-pencil-visual-t… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2019/04/09/recently-closed-visual-css-style-edito…
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.