Wordfence Security up to 5.1.1 whoisval cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Wordfence Security up to 5.1.1. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument whoisval leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-4664. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wordfence Security up to 5.1.1 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument whoisval 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 Wordfence Security plugin before 5.1.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the whoisval parameter on the WordfenceWhois page to wp-admin/admin.php.

The weakness was published 11/06/2014 by Narendra Bhati (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at wordpress.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-4664 since 06/26/2014. 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 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.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13087 (WordPress Wordfence Security Plugin "wp-admin/admin.php" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 5.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98473), SecurityFocus (BID 70915†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48462†). 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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wordfence Security 5.1.2

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06/26/2014 🔍
11/04/2014 +131 days 🔍
11/05/2014 +1 days 🔍
11/06/2014 +1 days 🔍
11/06/2014 +0 days 🔍
02/04/2015 +90 days 🔍
03/27/2015 +51 days 🔍
12/15/2024 +3551 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordpress.org
Researcher: Narendra Bhati
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4664 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4664
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-72815
X-Force: 98473
SecurityFocus: 70915 - WordPress Wordfence Firewall Plugin 'wp-admin/admin.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 48462 - Wordfence Security plugin Before 5.1.4 for WordPress Remote XSS, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 12:07
Updated: 12/15/2024 10:05
Changes: 03/27/2015 12:07 (54), 06/19/2017 08:28 (5), 12/15/2024 10:05 (20)
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Cache ID: 216:81E:103

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