Wpsymposium WP Symposium up to 0.1.8.0 uid cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Wpsymposium WP Symposium up to 0.1.8.0. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation of the argument uid results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-3841. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Wpsymposium WP Symposium up to 0.1.8.0 (WordPress Plugin). This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument uid with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in uploadify/get_profile_avatar.php in the WP Symposium plugin before 11.12.08 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the uid parameter.

The weakness was presented 12/27/2011 with Secunia Research (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-3841 since 09/26/2011. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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.

Upgrading to version 0.1.8.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (71748), SecurityFocus (BID 51017†), Secunia (SA47243†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35399†). 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: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WP Symposium 0.1.8.1

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09/26/2011 🔍
12/12/2011 +77 days 🔍
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12/27/2011 +15 days 🔍
12/27/2011 +0 days 🔍
06/21/2012 +177 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1005 days 🔍
04/13/2017 +752 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2011-3841 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3841
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59823
X-Force: 71748
SecurityFocus: 51017 - WordPress WP Symposium Plugin 'get_profile_avatar.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 47243 - WordPress WP Symposium Plugin "uid" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 35399 - WP Symposium Plugin Before 11.12.08 for WordPress XSS Vulnerability via the UID Parameter, Medium

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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 04/13/2017 21:04
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (51), 04/13/2017 21:04 (13)
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Cache ID: 216:B7E:103

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