Andrew Killen Share/Follow 1.80.3 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Andrew Killen Share and Follow 1.80.3. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-2917. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Andrew Killen Share and Follow 1.80.3 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Share and Follow plugin 1.80.3 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the CDN API Key (cnd-key) in a share-and-follow-menu page to wp-admin/admin.php.

The weakness was released 05/21/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-2917 since 05/21/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (75616), Exploit-DB (37202) and SecurityFocus (BID 53533†). 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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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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03/23/2015 +1036 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-2917 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2917
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60781
X-Force: 75616 - Share and Follow plugin for WordPress admin.php cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 53533 - Share and Follow 'admin.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 06/21/2025 19:42
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (48), 01/12/2018 09:12 (4), 06/21/2025 19:42 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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