CVE-2018-20972 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the companion-auto-update plugin for WordPress, specifically versions prior to 3.2.1. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability through a low-complexity attack requiring user interaction. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the vulnerability poses a substantial risk if exploited.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:codeermeneer:companion_auto_update:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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