Arigato Autoresponder/Newsletter 2.5.1.8 on WordPress Reflected cross site scripting
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 4.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Arigato Autoresponder and Newsletter 2.5.1.8 on WordPress. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting (Reflected). This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-1002003. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Arigato Autoresponder and Newsletter 2.5.1.8 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Reflected). 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:
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 presented 12/03/2018 as EDB-ID 45434 as not defined exploit (Exploit-DB). The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-1002003 since 12/03/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.
After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available 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). See VDB-127385, VDB-127386, VDB-127387 and VDB-127389 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.
Product
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Name
Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.1VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.0
VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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NVD Base Score: 4.8
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Exploiting
Name: ReflectedClass: Cross site scripting / Reflected
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
08/22/2018 🔍12/03/2018 🔍
12/03/2018 🔍
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12/04/2018 🔍
08/16/2025 🔍
Sources
Advisory: EDB-ID 45434Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2018-1002003 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1002003
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-127388
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 12/04/2018 07:42Updated: 08/16/2025 01:12
Changes: 12/04/2018 07:42 (69), 04/16/2020 17:54 (1), 08/16/2025 01:12 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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