VDB-127387 · CVE-2018-1002002 · EDB-ID 45434

Arigato Autoresponder/Newsletter 2.5.1.8 on WordPress Reflected cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Arigato Autoresponder and Newsletter 2.5.1.8 on WordPress. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes cross site scripting (Reflected). This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-1002002. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Arigato Autoresponder and Newsletter 2.5.1.8 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Reflected). 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:

There is a reflected XSS vulnerability in WordPress Arigato Autoresponder and News letter v2.5.1.8 This vulnerability requires administrative privileges to exploit.

The bug was discovered 08/22/2018. The weakness was disclosed 12/03/2018 as EDB-ID 45434 as not defined exploit (Exploit-DB). It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-1002002 since 12/03/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 103 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (45434). The entries VDB-127385, VDB-127386, VDB-127388 and VDB-127389 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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WordPress Plugin

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2.5.1.8

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Reflected
Class: Cross site scripting / Reflected
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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08/22/2018 🔍
12/03/2018 +103 days 🔍
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12/04/2018 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: EDB-ID 45434
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-1002002 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1002002
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-127387
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/04/2018 07:42
Updated: 08/16/2025 01:12
Changes: 12/04/2018 07:42 (69), 04/16/2020 17:48 (1), 08/16/2025 01:12 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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