Description

WordPress Plugin Shibboleth is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks. WordPress Plugin Shibboleth version 1.7 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 1.8 or latest

References

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=874416

https://blog.sucuri.net/2015/04/security-advisory-xss-vulnerability-affecting-multiple-wordpress-plugins.html

https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/2015/04/20/fixing-add_query_arg-and-remove_query_arg-usage/

https://github.com/michaelryanmcneill/shibboleth/commit/1d65ad6786282d23ba1865f56e2fd19188e7c26a

Related Vulnerabilities

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Plone CMS Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Vulnerability (CVE-2012-5485)

Moodle Improper Input Validation Vulnerability (CVE-2022-35649)

WordPress Plugin Advanced Text Widget 'page' Parameter Cross-Site Scripting (2.0.0)

WordPress Plugin Spider Calendar Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection Vulnerabilities (1.0.1)

Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2017-14313 CWE-79 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update XSS