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Vulnerabilities and Security Researches

MathJax-LaTeX, dc58a5e8913fe3e0530789dbb21e0998a8536ee4

Application

MathJax-LaTeX

Published on
Mar 25, 2013
Research Description
MathJax-LaTeX [mathjax-latex] < 1.2 MathJax-LaTeX < 1.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery The MathJax LaTeX plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions before 1.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the mathjax_plugin_options function. This may make it possible for unauthenticated attackers to arbitrarily change plugin settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Affected versions
max 1.2.
Status
vulnerable