Wayne Allen Postie 1.4.3/1.5.14 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wayne Allen Postie 1.4.3/1.5.14. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2012-2580. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Wayne Allen Postie 1.4.3/1.5.14. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation 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 the Postie plugin 1.4.3, and possibly before 1.5.15, for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the From field of an email.

The weakness was shared 06/20/2014 by loneferret (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-2580 since 05/09/2012. 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 are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 1.5.14 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (77537), Exploit-DB (20360), SecurityFocus (BID 54909†), OSVDB (84532†) and Secunia (SA50207†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Postie 1.5.14

Timelineinfo

05/09/2012 🔍
08/08/2012 +91 days 🔍
08/09/2012 +1 days 🔍
06/20/2014 +680 days 🔍
06/20/2014 +0 days 🔍
03/26/2015 +279 days 🔍
06/16/2025 +3735 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Researcher: loneferret
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-2580 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2580
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-70119
X-Force: 77537
SecurityFocus: 54909 - Wordpress Postie Plugin 'From' Field HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 50207 - WordPress Postie Plugin Email Script Insertion Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 84532

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 12:07
Updated: 06/16/2025 16:37
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 (59), 03/10/2019 19:52 (3), 06/16/2025 16:37 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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