CVE-2017-20090

Global Content Blocks Plugin cross-site request forgery

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Published Jun 23, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

unspecified

Global Content Blocks Plugin

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.1.5`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:global_content_blocks_project:global_content_blocks:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-11097	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.571% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Mar/0
https://vuldb.com/?id.97378

History

Jul 13, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00139}`	epss `{'score': 0.00123}`

Apr 15, 2025 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Global Content Blocks Project Global Content Blocks

Weaknesses

CWE-352

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 15, 2025, 2:14 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulDB
Published: Jun 23, 2022, 4:20 AM
Updated: Apr 15, 2025, 2:14 PM
Reserved: Jun 19, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 9:45 PM

Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 9:45 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:15 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 23, 2022, 5:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:15 AM

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