myCred Plugin <= 1.7.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

2017-04-20 00:00

Jeremie Amsellem

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.7.8

Affected PluginPoints Management System For Gamification, Ranks, Badges, and Loyalty Rewards Program – myCred

Affected Version< 1.7.8

CVSS6.1Medium

CVECVE-2017-20008

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Vulnerability Overview

The myCred WordPress plugin before 1.7.8 does not sanitise and escape the user parameter before outputting it back in the Points Log admin dashboard, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.7.8, 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-2017-20008 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/74db4d3a-ee3f-460a-b880-f61a8e33ea57

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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