CSRF in Watu PRO allows unauthenticated attackers to delete quizzes (WordPress plugin)

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Details
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Software: Watu PRO
Version: 4.8.8.4
Homepage: http://calendarscripts.info/watupro/
Advisory report: 
https://security.dxw.com/advisories/csrf-in-watu-pro-allows-unauthenticated-attackers-to-delete-quizzes/
CVE: Awaiting assignment
CVSS: 4.3 (Medium; AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Description
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CSRF in Watu PRO allows unauthenticated attackers to delete quizzes

Vulnerability
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An attacker able to convince an admin to visit a link of their choosing is able to delete quizzes.

Proof of concept
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Assuming there is a quiz with ID 1, the following link will delete it when visited by a logged-in admin:
http://localhost/wp-admin/admin.php?page=watupro_exams&action=delete&quiz=1

Mitigations
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This issue has been discussed with the author, who disagrees that there is an exploitable issue. We maintain that the 
above proof of concept demonstrates this issue. Nonetheless, the author has told us that they have made changes to 
address the problem in version 4.9.0.8 of this plugin. We have not verified these changes, so our recommendation is to 
upgrade to version 4.9.0.8 or later, and ideally conduct your own security assessment of this plugin.

Disclosure policy
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This vulnerability will be published if we do not receive a response to this report with 14 days.

Timeline
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2015-08-11: Discovered
2015-08-11: Reported to Author via email
2015-08-11: Author responded
2015-08-26: Author reported fixed in version 4.9.0.8
2015-09-01: Published



Discovered by dxw:
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Tom Adams
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