newspaper Theme up to 6.7.1 on WordPress admin-ajax.php td_ads[header] injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in newspaper Theme up to 6.7.1 on WordPress. Impacted is an unknown function of the file admin-ajax.php. The manipulation of the argument td_ads[header] results in injection. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-18634. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in newspaper Theme up to 6.7.1 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown functionality of the file admin-ajax.php. The manipulation of the argument td_ads[header] with an unknown input leads to a injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

The newspaper theme before 6.7.2 for WordPress has script injection via td_ads[header] to admin-ajax.php.

The weakness was presented 09/16/2019. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-18634 since 09/13/2019. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1055.

By approaching the search of inurl:admin-ajax.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 6.7.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-141826 for similar entry. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Injection
CWE: CWE-74 / CWE-707 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: newspaper Theme 6.7.2

Timelineinfo

09/13/2019 🔍
09/16/2019 +3 days 🔍
09/17/2019 +1 days 🔍
12/25/2023 +1560 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: blog.sucuri.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-18634 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-18634
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-141828
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2019 07:23
Updated: 12/25/2023 10:44
Changes: 09/17/2019 07:23 (39), 08/26/2020 22:32 (18), 12/25/2023 10:44 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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