Invite Anyone <= 1.3.15 - Improper Input Validation

2017-03-22 00:00

Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.3.16

Affected PluginInvite Anyone

Affected Version<= 1.3.15

CVSS7.5High

CVECVE-2017-18545

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Vulnerability Overview

The invite-anyone plugin before 1.3.16 for WordPress has incorrect escaping of untrusted Dashboard and front-end input.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.3.16, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18545 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6a4559f8-bd13-4a38-91c2-8569a9967700

CVSS Vector

7.5

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

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