XCloner Plugin 3.1.2 on WordPress wpadmin/plugins.php excl_manual cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in XCloner Plugin 3.1.2 on WordPress. This affects an unknown part of the file wpadmin/plugins.php. This manipulation of the argument excl_manual causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-4337. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in XCloner Plugin 3.1.2 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file wpadmin/plugins.php. The manipulation of the argument excl_manual 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:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the XCloner plugin 3.1.2 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the excl_manual parameter in the xcloner_show page to wpadmin/plugins.php.

The weakness was shared 06/17/2015 by Larry W. Cashdollar (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vapid.dhs.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-4337 since 06/05/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. 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.

By approaching the search of inurl:wpadmin/plugins.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10767 (WordPress XCloner Plugin Cross Site Scripting and Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities).

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 74943†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51657†). The entries VDB-75978 and VDB-75980 are related to this item. 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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06/17/2015 +12 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 132107
Researcher: Larry W. Cashdollar
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2015-4337 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-4337
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75979
SecurityFocus: 74943 - WordPress XCloner Plugin Cross Site Scripting and Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 51657 - XCloner Plugin 3.1.2 for WordPress Remote XSS Vulnerability in wpadmin/plugins.php, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2015 10:02
Updated: 05/21/2022 09:46
Changes: 06/18/2015 10:02 (51), 08/03/2017 03:33 (10), 05/21/2022 09:46 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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