responsive-coming-soon-page Plugin 1.1.18 on WordPress wp-admin/admin.php bg_color cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in responsive-coming-soon-page Plugin 1.1.18 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file wp-admin/admin.php. This manipulation of the argument bg_color as part of Parameter causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-5666. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in responsive-coming-soon-page Plugin 1.1.18 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file wp-admin/admin.php. The manipulation of the argument bg_color as part of a Parameter 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:

An issue was discovered in the responsive-coming-soon-page plugin 1.1.18 for WordPress. XSS exists via the wp-admin/admin.php bg_color parameter.

The bug was discovered 01/12/2018. The weakness was shared 01/13/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-5666 since 01/12/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:wp-admin/admin.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries VDB-111850, VDB-111851, VDB-111852 and VDB-111853 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-5666 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-5666
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-111859
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/13/2018 12:30
Updated: 12/23/2019 10:55
Changes: 01/13/2018 12:30 (59), 12/23/2019 10:55 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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