A vulnerability has been found in uk-cookie (affected version not known) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some 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:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Uk Cookie (aka uk-cookie) plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 11/17/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-5856 since 11/12/2012. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

It is possible to download the exploit at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80047) and SecurityFocus (BID 56509†).

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