Cross-Site Request Forgery in File Manager WordPress plugin

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Cross-Site Request Forgery in File Manager WordPress plugin
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David Vaartjes, July 2016

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Abstract
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A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was found in the File
Manager WordPress Plugin. Among others, this issue can be used to upload
arbitrary PHP files to the server.

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OVE ID
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OVE-20160712-0029

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Tested versions
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This issue was succesfully tested on the File Manager WordPress Plugin
version 3.0.1.

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Fix
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There is currently no fix available.

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Details
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https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/cross_site_request_forgery_in_file_manager_wordpress_plugin.html

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