# CVE-2019-11886: The WaspThemes Visual CSS Style Editor (aka yellow-pencil-visual-theme-customizer) plugin before 7.2.1 for WordPress allows yp\_option\_update

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2019-05-13 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The WaspThemes Visual CSS Style Editor (aka yellow-pencil-visual-theme-customizer) plugin before 7.2.1 for WordPress allows yp_option_update CSRF, as demonstrated by use of yp_remote_get to obtain admin access.

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## References

- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9256
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/yellow-pencil-visual-theme-customizer/#developers
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/04/zero-day-vulnerability-in-yellow-pencil-visual-theme-customizer-exploited-in-the-wild/
- https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2019/04/09/recently-closed-visual-css-style-editor-wordpress-plugin-contains-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-that-leads-to-option-update-vulnerability/
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2019/CVE-2019-11886.yaml

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