MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) <= 5.1.2 - Cross-Site Scripting

2014-11-26 00:00

SecuBeastTeam

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 5.1.3

Affected PluginMonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy)

Affected Version<= 5.1.2

CVSS3.5Low

CVECVE-2014-9174

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Vulnerability Overview

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Google Analytics by Yoast (google-analytics-for-wordpress) plugin before 5.1.3 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "Manually enter your UA code" (manual_ua_code_field) field in the General Settings.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 5.1.3, 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-2014-9174 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5178f7ee-d7e3-4cd1-8cc2-121d217e66fa

CVSS Vector

3.5

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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