CVE-2017-20090 (GCVE-0-2017-20090)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-06-23 04:20 – Updated: 2025-04-15 14:14
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Global Content Blocks Plugin cross-site request forgery
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Global Content Blocks Plugin 2.1.5. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. The attack can be initiated remotely.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-14 17:08 UTC
CWE
- CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
Assigner
References
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| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Mar/0 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://vuldb.com/?id.97378 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unspecified | Global Content Blocks Plugin |
Affected:
2.1.5
|
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