Geo Mashup Plugin up to 1.10.3 on WordPress Post Editor input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Geo Mashup Plugin up to 1.10.3 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Post Editor. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-14071. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Geo Mashup Plugin up to 1.10.3 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component Post Editor. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Geo Mashup plugin before 1.10.4 for WordPress has insufficient sanitization of post editor and other user input.

The bug was discovered 07/12/2018. The weakness was disclosed 07/16/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-14071 since 07/15/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 1.10.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Geo Mashup Plugin 1.10.4
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

07/12/2018 🔍
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09/25/2024 +2263 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 838e2fe15a2328f5ae3dfc75d90e420509286f2f
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-14071 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-14071
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-121497

Entryinfo

Created: 07/16/2018 19:33
Updated: 09/25/2024 16:03
Changes: 07/16/2018 19:33 (59), 03/05/2020 11:28 (1), 04/09/2023 09:56 (5), 09/25/2024 16:03 (26)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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