invite-anyone Plugin up to 1.3.15 on WordPress Dashboard input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in invite-anyone Plugin up to 1.3.15 on WordPress. Affected is an unknown function of the component Dashboard. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-18545. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in invite-anyone Plugin up to 1.3.15 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). This issue affects an unknown code of the component Dashboard. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The invite-anyone plugin before 1.3.16 for WordPress has incorrect escaping of untrusted Dashboard and front-end input.

The weakness was shared 08/16/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-18545 since 08/16/2019. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.3.16 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-140248 and VDB-140247 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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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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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: invite-anyone Plugin 1.3.16

Timelineinfo

08/16/2019 🔍
08/16/2019 +0 days 🔍
08/17/2019 +1 days 🔍
11/26/2023 +1562 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordpress.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-18545 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-18545
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-140249
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/17/2019 08:28
Updated: 11/26/2023 09:57
Changes: 08/17/2019 08:28 (38), 07/29/2020 20:32 (18), 11/26/2023 09:57 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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