Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This issue affects the Bitcoin / Altcoin Faucet WordPress plugin through 1.6.0. A logged-in administrator could be tricked into saving malicious settings, and those settings may persist as stored cross-site scripting. Business impact is mainly website integrity, admin trust, and potential visitor/admin data exposure.
Executive priority
Handle as a moderate website integrity risk. Prioritize remediation where the plugin is installed on public or revenue-related sites, but do not treat it as confirmed exploited based on the provided sources.
Technical view
The sources describe missing CSRF protection on settings updates plus inadequate sanitization and escaping. The CVSS 3.1 score is 5.4, with network access, low complexity, required privileges, required user interaction, changed scope, and low confidentiality/integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running Bitcoin / Altcoin Faucet through version 1.6.0, especially where administrators are active in the dashboard. The bundle does not identify affected CPEs or hosting-specific exposure details.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not report active exploitation, and KEV status is false. Abuse requires a logged-in administrator to interact with attacker-controlled content or a trigger path that causes a settings change.
Researcher notes
Evidence is concise and centered on WPScan/CVE descriptions. No proof-of-concept details, patch version, or exploitation telemetry are provided in the bundle. Avoid assuming broader altcoin faucet products are affected.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for Bitcoin / Altcoin Faucet through 1.6.0.
- Check vendor, WordPress plugin, or WPScan guidance for a fixed or safe version.
- Disable or remove the plugin if no trusted fixed version is available.
- Restrict administrator access to necessary users only.
- Review faucet plugin settings for unexpected HTML or script content.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the plugin is installed and record its exact version.
- Review admin audit trails for recent plugin settings changes.
- Inspect plugin-rendered pages for unexpected stored script content.
- Verify any remediation against current vendor or WPScan guidance.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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ATT&CK lookup starting points
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CWE-352: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupCWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N2.32.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/66bc783b-67e1-4bd0-99c0-322873b3a22aCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.