RSS Feed Widget <= 2.8.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

2020-08-10 00:00

zerodetail (ZeroAptitude.com)

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.8.1

Affected PluginRSS Feed Widget

Affected Version< 2.8.1

CVSS6.1Medium

CVECVE-2020-24314

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Vulnerability Overview

Fahad Mahmood RSS Feed Widget Plugin v2.8.0 and lower does not sanitize the value of the "t" GET parameter before echoing it back out inside an input tag. This results in a reflected XSS vulnerability that attackers can exploit with a specially crafted URL.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.8.1, 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-2020-24314 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/91abd172-e024-4272-96ee-1725af4d5488

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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