WordPress Math Comment Spam Protection Plugin up to 2.1 math-comment-spam-protection.php mcsp_opt_msg_wrong_answer cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in WordPress Math Comment Spam Protection Plugin up to 2.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file math-comment-spam-protection.php. The manipulation of the argument mcsp_opt_msg_wrong_answer leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-0204. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress Math Comment Spam Protection Plugin up to 2.1 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file math-comment-spam-protection.php. The manipulation of the argument mcsp_opt_msg_wrong_answer 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:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in math-comment-spam-protection.php in the Math Comment Spam Protection 2.1 and earlier plugin for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) mcsp_opt_msg_no_answer or (2) mcsp_opt_msg_wrong_answer parameter to wp-admin/options-general.php.

The weakness was shared 01/09/2008 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-0204 since 01/09/2008. 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. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:math-comment-spam-protection.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries VDB-40472, VDB-40471, VDB-40470 and VDB-40468 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: wordpress.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-0204 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0204
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40469
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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 11/06/2017 08:27
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (44), 11/06/2017 08:27 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:679:103

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