Description

WordPress Plugin WP-FaceThumb 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 WP-FaceThumb version 0.1 is vulnerable.

Remediation

Update to the latest version

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53497/exploit

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/112658/WordPress-WP-FaceThumb-Gallery-0.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/49143/

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2012-2371 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