mailchimp-for-wp Plugin up to 4.0.10 on WordPress Integration Settings Page cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in mailchimp-for-wp Plugin up to 4.0.10 on WordPress. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Integration Settings Page. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-10871. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in mailchimp-for-wp Plugin up to 4.0.10 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). This issue affects an unknown function of the component Integration Settings Page. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. 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. The summary by CVE is:

The mailchimp-for-wp plugin before 4.0.11 for WordPress has XSS on the integration settings page.

The weakness was presented 08/13/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-10871 since 08/12/2019. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 4.0.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

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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: mailchimp-for-wp Plugin 4.0.11

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08/12/2019 🔍
08/13/2019 +1 days 🔍
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01/27/2026 +2359 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordpress.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-10871 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10871
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-139853

Entryinfo

Created: 08/13/2019 21:33
Updated: 01/27/2026 23:44
Changes: 08/13/2019 21:33 (37), 07/26/2020 11:43 (18), 11/23/2023 14:23 (4), 01/27/2026 23:44 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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