WordPress Content Slide <= 1.4.2 - Cross-Site Scripting

2015-04-16 00:00
Mallory Adams

Strategic Overview

Status
Unpatched
Affected Version<= 1.4.2
CVSS6.1Medium
CVEN/A
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Vulnerability Overview

The WordPress Content Slide plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting via the 'wpcs_options[slide_image1]' parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.4.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in a victim's browser.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement. --- 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

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