Jetpack <= 6.4.2 - Cross-Site Scripting via post_meta

2018-12-11 00:00

RIPS Technologies

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 6.5

Affected PluginJetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth

Affected Version<= 6.4.2

CVSS5.4Medium

CVEN/A

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Vulnerability Overview

Jetpack up to 6.4.2 is vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting. This allows attackers with contributor privileges to inject arbitrary JavaScript code into the HTML markup of a blog post.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 6.5, 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.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d703abc2-3269-42b2-a75c-d163df62260d

CVSS Vector

5.4

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

Base

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

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