Genericons up to 3.3.0 on WordPress Fragment Identifier example.html cross site scripting

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A vulnerability has been found in Genericons up to 3.3.0 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file example.html of the component Fragment Identifier 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. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in example.html in Genericons before 3.3.1, as used in WordPress before 4.2.2, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a fragment identifier.

The weakness was presented 06/17/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared at netsparker.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-3429 since 04/27/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:example.html it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85352 (Debian DSA-3328-1 : wordpress - security update), 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 175480 (Debian Security Update for wordpress (DSA 3328-2)).

Upgrading to version 3.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (85352), SecurityFocus (BID 74534†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50338†). See VDB-76801 for similar entry.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 85352
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3328-1 : wordpress - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703328
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3328-1 (wordpress - security update)
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Upgrade: Genericons 3.3.1
Patch: github.com

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Advisory: 131802
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CVE: CVE-2015-3429 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 74534 - WordPress CVE-2015-3429 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 50338 - WordPress before 4.2.2 Remote XSS via an HTML File in the Genericons Icon Font Package, Medium

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Created: 06/18/2015 10:01 AM
Updated: 05/21/2022 09:33 AM
Changes: 06/18/2015 10:01 AM (68), 06/29/2017 07:37 AM (5), 05/21/2022 09:31 AM (4), 05/21/2022 09:33 AM (1)
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