Zotpress Plugin on WordPress zp_get_account information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Zotpress Plugin on WordPress. The affected element is the function zp_get_account. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-10002. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Zotpress Plugin on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) (version now known). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function zp_get_account. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Incorrect processing of responses to If-None-Modified HTTP conditional requests in Squid HTTP Proxy 3.1.10 through 3.1.23, 3.2.0.3 through 3.5.22, and 4.0.1 through 4.0.16 leads to client-specific Cookie data being leaked to other clients. Attack requests can easily be crafted by a client to probe a cache for this information.

The bug was discovered 12/16/2016. The weakness was presented 10/06/2016 by Saulius Lapinskas (Felix) (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-10002 since 12/17/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96432 (SUSE SLES11 Security Update : squid3 (SUSE-SU-2017:0110-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169483 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for squid3 (SUSE-SU-2017:0110-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (96432) and SecurityFocus (BID 94953†). See VDB-94710 and VDB-94711 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 96432
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES11 Security Update : squid3 (SUSE-SU-2017:0110-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 103320
OpenVAS Name: Squid Information Disclosure Vulnerability (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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10/06/2016 🔍
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12/16/2016 +70 days 🔍
12/17/2016 +1 days 🔍
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01/11/2017 +25 days 🔍
01/12/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/27/2017 +15 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2017:0182⛔
Researcher: Saulius Lapinskas (Felix)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-10002 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10002
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92483

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SecurityFocus: 94953 - Squid HTTP proxy Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1037513

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/07/2016 13:08
Updated: 05/15/2026 00:52
Changes: 10/07/2016 13:08 (56), 07/09/2019 20:23 (26), 09/22/2022 14:59 (5), 05/15/2026 00:52 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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