VDB-98194 · CVE-2016-0770 · BID 82355

Connections Business Directory Plugin up to 8.5.8 on WordPress manage.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Connections Business Directory Plugin up to 8.5.8 on WordPress. This affects an unknown function of the file includes/admin/pages/manage.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument s can lead to cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-0770. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Connections Business Directory Plugin up to 8.5.8 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the file includes/admin/pages/manage.php. The manipulation of the argument s 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. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in includes/admin/pages/manage.php in the Connections Business Directory plugin before 8.5.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the s variable.

The bug was discovered 01/26/2016. The weakness was shared 03/16/2017 by Larry Cashdollar (oss-sec). The advisory is available at openwall.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-0770 since 12/16/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 415 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:includes/admin/pages/manage.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11784 (Wordpress Connections Business Directory Plugin Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 8.5.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 82355†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Connections Business Directory Plugin 8.5.9

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12/16/2015 🔍
01/26/2016 +41 days 🔍
02/01/2016 +6 days 🔍
03/16/2017 +409 days 🔍
03/16/2017 +0 days 🔍
03/17/2017 +1 days 🔍
10/27/2024 +2780 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Researcher: Larry Cashdollar
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-0770 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0770
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98194
SecurityFocus: 82355 - WordPress Connections Business Directory Plugin 2016-0770 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-0770 - WordPress - Connections Business Directory Plugin - Cross-Site Scripting Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2017 07:52
Updated: 10/27/2024 01:49
Changes: 03/17/2017 07:52 (60), 09/09/2020 12:31 (8), 10/27/2024 01:49 (20)
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Cache ID: 216:67B:103

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