VDB-94768 · CVE-2016-1000128 · BID 93890

anti-plagiarism Plugin 3.60 on WordPress Reflected cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in anti-plagiarism Plugin 3.60 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting (Reflected). This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-1000128. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in anti-plagiarism Plugin 3.60 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Reflected). 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. CVE summarizes:

Reflected XSS in wordpress plugin anti-plagiarism v3.60

The bug was discovered 04/09/2016. The weakness was presented 10/10/2016 by Larry W. Cashdollar (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-1000128 since 07/20/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 184 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 93890†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Reflected
Class: Cross site scripting / Reflected
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/09/2016 🔍
07/20/2016 +102 days 🔍
10/10/2016 +82 days 🔍
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10/10/2016 +0 days 🔍
01/01/2017 +83 days 🔍
07/23/2019 +933 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Larry W. Cashdollar
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-1000128 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1000128
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94768
SecurityFocus: 93890 - WordPress anti-plagiarism Plugin 'js.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 01/01/2017 10:04
Updated: 07/23/2019 18:12
Changes: 01/01/2017 10:04 (58), 07/23/2019 18:12 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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