VDB-50999 · CVE-2009-4169 · BID 37102

Roytanck wp-cumulus up to 1.21 wp-cumulus.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Roytanck wp-cumulus up to 1.21. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file wp-cumulus.php. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-4169. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Roytanck wp-cumulus up to 1.21 (WordPress Plugin) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the file wp-cumulus.php. The manipulation 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:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-cumulus.php in the WP-Cumulus Plug-in before 1.22 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was shared 12/02/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-4169 since 12/02/2009. 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 of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:wp-cumulus.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 1.12 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 37102†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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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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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: wp-cumulus 1.12

Timelineinfo

09/27/2009 🔍
12/02/2009 +66 days 🔍
12/02/2009 +0 days 🔍
12/02/2009 +0 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1932 days 🔍
01/23/2019 +1407 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-4169 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4169
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50999
SecurityFocus: 37102 - WordPress WP-Cumulus Plugin Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vupen: ADV-2009-3322

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 01/23/2019 08:32
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (52), 01/23/2019 08:32 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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