TablePress <= 1.8 - XML External Entity Injection

2017-07-04 00:00

Yuji Tounai

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.8.1

Affected PluginTablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy

Affected Version<= 1.8

CVSS4.3Medium

CVECVE-2017-10889

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Vulnerability Overview

TablePress prior to version 1.8.1 allows an attacker to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via unspecified vectors.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.8.1, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-611 (Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference) The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10889 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c5fcbb61-5f22-4333-bdd9-7d843dd7e45a

CVSS Vector

4.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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