WordPress up to 1.9.0 StatPressCN Plugin wp-admin/admin.php what1/what2/what3/what/4what5 cross site scripting
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in WordPress up to 1.9.0 (Content Management System). This affects an unknown functionality of the file wp-admin/admin.php of the component StatPressCN Plugin. The manipulation of the argument what1/what2/what3/what/4what5
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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in wp-admin/admin.php in the StatPressCN plugin 1.9.0 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) what1, (2) what2, (3) what3, (4) what4, and (5) what5 parameters. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
The weakness was disclosed 01/21/2011 by Saif El-Sherei (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-0641 since 01/25/2011. 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 are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/11/2017). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.
By approaching the search of inurl:wp-admin/admin.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.
The best possible mitigation is suggested to be disabling the affected component.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (64882).
Product
Type
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: DisableStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
01/21/2011 🔍01/21/2011 🔍
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01/21/2011 🔍
01/25/2011 🔍
01/25/2011 🔍
02/14/2011 🔍
09/11/2017 🔍
Sources
Product: wordpress.comAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Saif El-Sherei
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2011-0641 (🔍)
X-Force: 64882
SecurityFocus: 45950 - WordPress StatPressCN Plugin 'wp-admin/admin.php' Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 43016 - WordPress StatPressCN Plugin Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 70595 - StatPressCN Plugin for Wordpress wp-admin/admin.php Multiple Parameter XSS
Entry
Created: 02/14/2011 12:50Updated: 09/11/2017 08:50
Changes: 02/14/2011 12:50 (65), 09/11/2017 08:50 (4)
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