Description

WordPress Plugin Plugin:Newsletter is prone to an information disclosure vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. Attackers can exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information that may help in launching further attacks. WordPress Plugin Plugin:Newsletter version 1.5 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified or disable the plugin until a fix is available

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53900/exploit

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19018/

http://1337day.com/exploits/18489

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/113413/WordPress-Newsletter-1.5-File-Disclosure.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/49464/

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2012-3588 CWE-22 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Information Disclosure