WordPress up to 2.3.2 Error Message request_filesystem_credentials cross site scripting
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A vulnerability was found in WordPress up to 2.3.2 (Content Management System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function request_filesystem_credentials
of the component Error Message Handler. 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:
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the request_filesystem_credentials function in wp-admin/includes/file.php in WordPress before 3.0.2 allow remote servers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by providing a crafted error message for a (1) FTP or (2) SSH connection attempt.
The weakness was published 01/20/2014 (Website). The advisory is available at core.trac.wordpress.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-5294 since 01/20/2014. 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 known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51860 (WordPress < 3.0.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.
Upgrading to version 2.3.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (51860). Similar entries are available at 55644, 66132, 66131 and 66129.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 51860
Nessus Name: WordPress < 3.0.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Upgrade: WordPress 2.3.3
Timeline
11/30/2010 🔍02/03/2011 🔍
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Product: wordpress.comAdvisory: 16373
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CVE: CVE-2010-5294 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 45131
Secunia: 42431
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Entry
Created: 03/24/2015 15:54Updated: 01/31/2022 13:44
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (58), 03/06/2019 13:48 (2), 01/31/2022 13:39 (3), 01/31/2022 13:44 (2)
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