myCred Plugin up to 1.7.7 on WordPress Points Log Admin Dashboard User cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in myCred Plugin up to 1.7.7 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Points Log Admin Dashboard. Such manipulation of the argument User leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-20008. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in myCred Plugin up to 1.7.7 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Points Log Admin Dashboard. The manipulation of the argument user 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 weakness was presented 11/29/2021. The advisory is available at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-20008 since 11/24/2021. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 1.7.8 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at plugins.trac.wordpress.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: myCred Plugin 1.7.8
Patch: plugins.trac.wordpress.org

Timelineinfo

11/24/2021 🔍
11/29/2021 +5 days 🔍
11/29/2021 +0 days 🔍
12/02/2021 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 1639363
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-20008 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-20008
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-187298

Entryinfo

Created: 11/29/2021 13:26
Updated: 12/02/2021 14:43
Changes: 11/29/2021 13:26 (42), 12/02/2021 14:38 (3), 12/02/2021 14:43 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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