advanced-custom-fields Plugin up to 5.7.7 on WordPress Author cross site scripting
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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in advanced-custom-fields Plugin up to 5.7.7 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Author Handler. 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. CVE summarizes:
The advanced-custom-fields plugin before 5.7.8 for WordPress has XSS by authors.
The weakness was disclosed 08/22/2019. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-20986 since 08/21/2019. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.
Upgrading to version 5.7.8 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4
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VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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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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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: advanced-custom-fields Plugin 5.7.8
Timeline
08/21/2019 🔍08/22/2019 🔍
08/23/2019 🔍
12/01/2023 🔍
Sources
Advisory: wordpress.orgStatus: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-20986 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 08/23/2019 08:58Updated: 12/01/2023 09:02
Changes: 08/23/2019 08:58 (55), 08/03/2020 16:35 (1), 12/01/2023 09:02 (4)
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