Easy Digital Downloads Content Restriction Extension up to 2.3.6 on WordPress add_query_arg cross site scripting

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Easy Digital Downloads Content Restriction Extension up to 2.3.6 on WordPress. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation of the argument add_query_arg leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-9509. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Easy Digital Downloads Content Restriction Extension up to 2.3.6 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument add_query_arg 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. CVE summarizes:

The Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) Content Restriction extension for WordPress, as used with EDD 1.8.x before 1.8.7, 1.9.x before 1.9.10, 2.0.x before 2.0.5, 2.1.x before 2.1.11, 2.2.x before 2.2.9, and 2.3.x before 2.3.7, has XSS because add_query_arg is misused.

The weakness was shared 10/23/2019. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-9509 since 10/14/2019. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

Upgrading to version 1.8.7, 1.9.10, 2.0.5, 2.1.11, 2.2.9 or 2.3.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• WordPress Plugin

Vendor

• Easy Digital Downloads

Name

• Content Restriction Extension

Version

• 1.8.0
• 1.8.1
• 1.8.2
• 1.8.3
• 1.8.4
• 1.8.5
• 1.8.6
• 1.9.0
• 1.9.1
• 1.9.2
• 1.9.3
• 1.9.4
• 1.9.5
• 1.9.6
• 1.9.7
• 1.9.8
• 1.9.9
• 2.0.0
• 2.0.1
• 2.0.2
• 2.0.3
• 2.0.4
• 2.1.0
• 2.1.1
• 2.1.2
• 2.1.3
• 2.1.4
• 2.1.5
• 2.1.6
• 2.1.7
• 2.1.8
• 2.1.9
• 2.1.10
• 2.2.0
• 2.2.1
• 2.2.2
• 2.2.3
• 2.2.4
• 2.2.5
• 2.2.6
• 2.2.7
• 2.2.8
• 2.3.0
• 2.3.1
• 2.3.2
• 2.3.3
• 2.3.4
• 2.3.5
• 2.3.6

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