Marekkis Watermark 0.9.2 pfad cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Marekkis Watermark 0.9.2 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument pfad leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-1758. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Marekkis Watermark 0.9.2. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument pfad 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 the Marekkis Watermark plugin 0.9.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the pfad parameter to wp-admin/options-general.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was shared 03/14/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-1758 since 02/18/2013. 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.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12884 (WordPress Marekkis Watermark Plugin "pfad" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability).

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 SecurityFocus (BID 58014†), OSVDB (90362†), Secunia (SA52227†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43870†). 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

Advisory: 120378⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2013-1758 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1758
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66629
SecurityFocus: 58014 - WordPress Marekkis Watermark CVE-2013-1758 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 52227
OSVDB: 90362
Vulnerability Center: 43870 - Marekkis Watermark Plugin 0.9.2 for WordPress Remote XSS via the pfad Parameter, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 05/08/2026 04:26
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (54), 05/24/2017 10:56 (4), 02/03/2022 14:41 (3), 12/27/2024 17:35 (16), 05/08/2026 04:26 (2)
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