Nofollow Links Plugin up to 1.0.10 on WordPress cross site scripting
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Nofollow Links Plugin up to 1.0.10 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). This issue affects some unknown functionality. 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 confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Nofollow Links plugin before 1.0.11 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
The weakness was disclosed 08/03/2016 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at jvn.jp. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-4833 since 05/17/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
Upgrading to version 1.0.11 eliminates this vulnerability.
Product
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Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.1VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9
VulDB Base Score: 6.1
VulDB Temp Score: 5.8
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
Upgrade: Nofollow Links Plugin 1.0.11
Timeline
05/17/2016 🔍07/20/2016 🔍
08/02/2016 🔍
08/03/2016 🔍
08/03/2016 🔍
03/16/2019 🔍
Sources
Advisory: jvn.jpStatus: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-4833 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 92077 - WordPress Nofollow Links Plugin 'nofollow-links.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 08/03/2016 10:04Updated: 03/16/2019 11:50
Changes: 08/03/2016 10:04 (50), 03/16/2019 11:50 (12)
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