VDB-61595 · CVE-2012-4272 · SBV-46861

Ppfeufer 2-click-social-media-buttons up to 0.33 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Ppfeufer 2-click-social-media-buttons. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-4272. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ppfeufer 2-click-social-media-buttons. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality. 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:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the 2 Click Social Media Buttons plugin before 0.34 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors related to the "processing of the buttons of Xing and Pinterest".

The weakness was published 08/13/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at plugins.trac.wordpress.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-4272 since 08/13/2012. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13060 (WordPress 2 Click Social Media Buttons plugin Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 0.10 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Vulnerability Center (SBV-46861†). Similar entry is available at VDB-61596. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: 2-click-social-media-buttons 0.10

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08/13/2012 🔍
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11/03/2014 +812 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +140 days 🔍
06/11/2017 +811 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: plugins.trac.wordpress.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-4272 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4272
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61595
Vulnerability Center: 46861 - WordPress 2 Click Social Media Buttons Plugin <0.34 XSS Related to Xing and Pinterest, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 06/11/2017 04:48
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (54), 06/11/2017 04:48 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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