MyWebsiteAdvisor Simple Security up to 1.1.5 simple_security_ip_blacklist[] cross site scripting

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A vulnerability has been found in MyWebsiteAdvisor Simple Security up to 1.1.5 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation of the argument simple_security_ip_blacklist[] causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2014-9570. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in MyWebsiteAdvisor Simple Security up to 1.1.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument simple_security_ip_blacklist[] 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:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the MyWebsiteAdvisor Simple Security plugin 1.1.5 and earlier for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) datefilter parameter in the access_log page to wp-admin/users.php or (2) simple_security_ip_blacklist[] parameter in an add_blacklist_ip action in the ip_blacklist page to wp-admin/users.php.

The weakness was disclosed 01/15/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared at htbridge.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-9570 since 01/07/2015. 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 and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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

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• MyWebsiteAdvisor

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• Simple Security

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• 1.1.0
• 1.1.1
• 1.1.2
• 1.1.3
• 1.1.4
• 1.1.5

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