Wordfence Security – Firewall & Malware Scan <= 7.1.13 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting and Information Disclosure

2018-10-02 00:00

Janek Vind

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 7.1.14

Affected PluginWordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security

Affected Version< 7.1.14

CVSS4.7Medium

CVEN/A

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Vulnerability Overview

Wordfence before 7.1.14 was vulnerable in certain unusual configurations to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting, as well as full path disclosure and author name disclosure.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 7.1.14, 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.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e7819dbf-fbcc-4dca-8300-b75ec096c541

CVSS Vector

4.7

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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