Vertical scroll recent post <= 13.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

2022-04-26 00:00

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Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 14.0

Affected PluginVertical scroll recent post

Affected Version< 14.0

CVSS6.4Medium

CVECVE-2022-1171

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Vulnerability Overview

The Vertical scroll recent post WordPress plugin before 14.0 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 14.0, 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-2022-1171 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9002fe5c-d7c7-4d4a-9e92-db6ff390d78b

CVSS Vector

6.4

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

Base

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

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