BulletProof Security < .51.1 - Cross-Site Scripting

2014-11-05 00:00

Pietro Oliva

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in .51.1

Affected PluginBulletProof Security

Affected Version< .51.1

CVSS5.4Medium

CVECVE-2014-7958

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Vulnerability Overview

CVE-2014-7958: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/htaccess/bpsunlock.php in the BulletProof Security plugin before .51.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the dbhost parameter.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version .51.1, 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-2014-7958 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0897d622-8e73-4bc0-a5f9-77bf8ddb4f93

CVSS Vector

5.4

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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