WordPress up to 1.1 cross site scripting

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A vulnerability has been found in WordPress up to 1.1 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

wp-includes/formatting.php in WordPress before 3.3.2 attempts to enable clickable links inside attributes, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 04/21/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at wordpress.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-2403 since 04/21/2012. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59093 (Debian DSA-2470-1 : wordpress - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175238 (Debian Security Update for Wordpress (DSA-2470)).

Upgrading to version 1.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (75206) and Tenable (59093). See 4345, 61131, 61130 and 60629 for similar entries.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 59093
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2470-1 : wordpress - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 71349
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2670-1 (wordpress)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WordPress 1.2

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05/14/2012 +23 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1029 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: DSA-2470
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-2403 (🔍)
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X-Force: 75206
Vulnerability Center: 35184 - WordPress before 3.3.2 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability via Unspecified Vectors, Medium
SecurityFocus: 73868
Secunia: 49138 - Debian update for wordpress, Moderately Critical

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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/01/2021 10:57
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (60), 04/12/2017 21:44 (11), 12/01/2021 10:46 (4), 12/01/2021 10:51 (1), 12/01/2021 10:57 (3)
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