SEO Watcher <= 1.3.3 - Remote Code Execution

2013-10-03 00:00

wantexz

Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected Pluginseo-watcher

Affected Version<= 1.3.3

CVSS9.8Critical

CVEN/A

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Vulnerability Overview

The SEO Watcher plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 1.3.3. This allows unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement. --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')) The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

External References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/eec34b6a-aae7-4267-accd-96ebc6b71dd3

CVSS Vector

9.8

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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