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A vulnerability was found in Bit51 Better-wp-security up to 0.4 (WordPress Plugin). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in inc/admin/content.php in the Better WP Security (better_wp_security) plugin before 3.2.5 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the HTTP_USER_AGENT header.
The weakness was released 08/13/2012 (Website). The advisory is available at plugins.trac.wordpress.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-4263 since 08/13/2012. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73271 (Better WP Security Plugin for WordPress Multiple XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS.
Upgrading to version 0.5 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (75523) and Tenable (73271). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 61587.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 73271
Nessus Name: Better WP Security Plugin for WordPress Multiple XSS
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Better-wp-security 0.5
Timeline
05/11/2012 🔍08/13/2012 🔍
08/13/2012 🔍
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03/31/2014 🔍
05/19/2014 🔍
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12/07/2021 🔍
Sources
Advisory: plugins.trac.wordpress.orgStatus: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-4263 (🔍)
X-Force: 75523
Vulnerability Center: 44554 - Better WP Security Plugin <3.2.5 for WordPress Remote XSS Vulnerability - CVE-2012-4263, Medium
SecurityFocus: 53480
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Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 12/07/2021 16:22
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (60), 05/28/2017 03:20 (2), 12/07/2021 16:22 (3)
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