RokIntroScroller <= 1.8 - Denial of Service

2013-09-19 00:00

Eugene Dokukin

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.9

Affected PluginRokIntroScroller

Affected Version<= 1.8

CVSS7.5High

CVEN/A

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Vulnerability Overview

The RokIntroScroller plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Denial of Service via the 'src' parameter in the 'thumb.php' file in versions up to, and including, 1.8. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to slow the response time of the vulnerable service to an unusable speed and/or completely deny it.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.9, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption) The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

External References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/99fa7f41-f3ac-435c-af1b-4a965291de37

CVSS Vector

7.5

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

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