Easy Digital Downloads – htaccess Editor < 1.0.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

2015-04-20 00:00

DANIEL CID

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.0.1

Affected PluginEasy Digital Downloads – htaccess Editor

Affected Version1.0.0

CVSS6.1Medium

CVECVE-2015-9515

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Vulnerability Overview

The Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) htaccess Editor extension for WordPress, as used with EDD 1.8.x before 1.8.7, 1.9.x before 1.9.10, 2.0.x before 2.0.5, 2.1.x before 2.1.11, 2.2.x before 2.2.9, and 2.3.x before 2.3.7, has XSS because add_query_arg is misused.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.0.1, 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-2015-9515 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/090c1ba1-1b73-4c83-a17f-993293c5621b

CVSS Vector

6.1

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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