All in One SEO Pack <= 3.6.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

2020-07-16 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 3.6.2

Affected PluginAll in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights)

Affected Version< 3.6.2

CVSS6.4Medium

CVECVE-2020-35946

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Vulnerability Overview

An issue was discovered in the All in One SEO Pack plugin before 3.6.2 for WordPress. The SEO Description and Title fields are vulnerable to unsanitized input from a Contributor, leading to stored XSS.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.6.2, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')) The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-35946 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/440242e5-832f-4796-9317-b377e1c2fa2a

CVSS Vector

6.4

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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