FourSquare Checkins < 1.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the FourSquare Checkins plugin before 1.3 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that insert XSS sequences.
CVE-2013-2709 is a high severity with CVSS 8.8 Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin FourSquare Checkins. It affects Versions before 1.3 and is fixed in 1.3.
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CVE-2013-2709 is tracked for the Plugin FourSquare Checkins as high severity with CVSS 8.8. The affected range is Versions before 1.3. Update FourSquare Checkins to 1.3 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
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How to validate this finding
Use these checks when converting this record into a patch ticket, incident note, or risk acceptance decision.
Inventory the installed Plugin package and compare its version with Versions before 1.3.
Confirm FourSquare Checkins is updated to 1.3 or newer.
Review references and CVSS vector details for exploitability, authentication requirements, and exposure path.
After patching, re-run vulnerability monitoring and keep the related plugin or theme hub under review for follow-up CVEs.
| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug |
foursquare-checkins
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2013-2709 |
| Patched Versions |
1.3
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| Affected Versions |
Versions before 1.3
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