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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in WordPress Backup to Dropbox Plugin up to 4.0 on WordPress. Affected is an unknown function of the file wp-admin/admin.php. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2014-9310. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress Backup to Dropbox Plugin up to 4.0 on WordPress (Content Management System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file wp-admin/admin.php. 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 the WordPress Backup to Dropbox plugin before 4.1 for WordPress.

The bug was discovered 11/10/2014. The weakness was presented 06/07/2017 by Kacper Szurek (Website). The advisory is shared for download at wordpress.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-9310 since 12/07/2014. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 940 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:wp-admin/admin.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 4.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 75082†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Name

• WordPress Backup to Dropbox Plugin

Version

• 4.0

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 6.1
NVD Vector: 🔍

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VulDB Base Score: 🔍
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
Google Hack: 🔍

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EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: WordPress Backup to Dropbox Plugin 4.1

Timelineinfo

11/10/2014 🔍
12/07/2014 +27 days 🔍
06/09/2015 +184 days 🔍
06/07/2017 +729 days 🔍
06/07/2017 +0 days 🔍
06/08/2017 +1 days 🔍
10/14/2019 +858 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordpress.org
Researcher: Kacper Szurek
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2014-9310 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9310
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102068
SecurityFocus: 75082 - WordPress Backup to Dropbox Plugin 'wp-admin/admin.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 06/08/2017 08:35
Updated: 10/14/2019 14:27
Changes: 06/08/2017 08:35 (64), 10/14/2019 14:27 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216:DAE:103

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