Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 1.3.1
- Affected Version
<= 1.3- CVSS
- 8.8High
- Weakness type
- CWE-74 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
- CVE
CVE-2019-25150
At a glance
CVE-2019-25150 is a high-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') vulnerability in the Email Templates Customizer and Designer for WordPress and WooCommerce WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.3. It carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 1.3.1; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed October 2019, reported by Jerome Bruandet.
Vulnerability Overview
The Email Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to HTML Injection in versions up to, and including, 1.3. This makes it possible for attackers to present phishing forms or conduct cross-site request forgery attacks against site administrators.
Technical Analysis
The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability — full site compromise territory.
CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.
Remediation
Update to version 1.3.1, or a newer patched version
How does WordSec protect against this?
The attempt arrives as an ordinary request to Email Templates Customizer and Designer for WordPress and WooCommerce: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: Email Templates Customizer and Designer for WordPress and WooCommerce 1.3.1 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
- Firewall
- Alerts
External References
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