2kb Amazon Affiliates Store Plugin up to 2.1.0 on WordPress wp-admin/admin.php page/kbAction cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in 2kb Amazon Affiliates Store Plugin up to 2.1.0 on WordPress. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file wp-admin/admin.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument page/kbAction as part of Parameter results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-14622. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in 2kb Amazon Affiliates Store Plugin up to 2.1.0 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the file wp-admin/admin.php. The manipulation of the argument page/kbAction as part of a Parameter leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the 2kb Amazon Affiliates Store plugin before 2.1.1 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) page parameter or (2) kbAction parameter in the kbAmz page to wp-admin/admin.php.

The bug was discovered 09/20/2017. The weakness was published 09/28/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at wordpress.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-14622 since 09/20/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 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 2.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 101050†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Amazon Affiliates Store Plugin 2.1.1

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09/20/2017 🔍
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09/28/2017 +1 days 🔍
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12/30/2022 +1919 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 144261
Researcher: rsanchezr
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-14622 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-14622
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-107205
SecurityFocus: 101050 - WordPress 2kb Amazon Affiliates Store Plugin Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Entryinfo

Created: 09/28/2017 11:13
Updated: 12/30/2022 10:45
Changes: 09/28/2017 11:13 (64), 11/20/2019 09:51 (4), 01/14/2021 15:44 (2), 12/30/2022 10:45 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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