Duplicate Page and Post <= 2.1.1 - Malicious Backdoor

2017-12-27 00:00

Wordfence

Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected PluginDuplicate Page and Post

Affected Version<= 2.1.1

CVSS9.8Critical

CVEN/A

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Vulnerability Overview

The Duplicate Page and Post plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to a developer-created backdoor in versions up to, and including, 2.1.1. This makes it possible for the developer to inject content to normal site visitors, web crawlers, or the site administrators.

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-506 (Embedded Malicious Code) The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.

External References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/113554f9-b8f0-4bdd-be90-0093fb520022

CVSS Vector

9.8

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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