WordPress up to 4.9.1 Flash Fallback File mediaelement cross site scripting
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.1 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in WordPress up to 4.9.1 (Content Management System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file wp-includes/js/mediaelement of the component Flash Fallback File. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:
WordPress before 4.9.2 has XSS in the Flash fallback files in MediaElement (under wp-includes/js/mediaelement).
The bug was discovered 01/16/2018. The weakness was disclosed 01/18/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at codex.wordpress.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-5776 since 01/18/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106304 (WordPress < 4.9.2 MediaElement.js Flash Fallback XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11914 (WordPress Prior to 4.9.2 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability).
Upgrading to version 3.7.25, 3.8.25, 3.9.23, 4.0.22, 4.1.22, 4.2.19, 4.3.15, 4.4.12, 4.5.13, 4.6.10, 4.7.9, 4.8.5 or 4.9.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (106304).
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License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 106304
Nessus Name: WordPress < 4.9.2 MediaElement.js Flash Fallback XSS
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OpenVAS ID: 871021
OpenVAS Name: WordPress Multiple Vulnerabilities-Jan 2018 (Windows)
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: WordPress 3.7.25/3.8.25/3.9.23/4.0.22/4.1.22/4.2.19/4.3.15/4.4.12/4.5.13/4.6.10/4.7.9/4.8.5/4.9.2
Patch: github.com
Timeline
01/16/2018 🔍01/16/2018 🔍
01/18/2018 🔍
01/18/2018 🔍
01/18/2018 🔍
01/19/2018 🔍
01/24/2018 🔍
02/02/2023 🔍
Sources
Product: wordpress.comAdvisory: 3fe9cb61ee71fcfadb5e002399296fcc1198d850
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2018-5776 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 102730
Entry
Created: 01/19/2018 08:00Updated: 02/02/2023 09:04
Changes: 01/19/2018 08:00 (71), 06/07/2020 16:08 (3), 02/02/2023 09:00 (5), 02/02/2023 09:04 (1)
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