Vulnerability CVE-2014-6243
Published: 2014-10-10   Modified: 2014-10-13

Description:
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the EWWW Image Optimizer plugin before 2.0.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the error parameter in the ewww-image-optimizer.php page to wp-admin/options-general.php, which is not properly handled in a pngout error message.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
Low
WordPress EWWW Image Optimizer 2.0.1 Cross Site Scripting
High-Tech Bridge...
10.10.2014

Type:

CWE-79

 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'))

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.3/10
2.9/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
None
Affected software
Ewww image optimizer plugin project -> Ewww image optimizer plugin 

 References:
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128621/WordPress-EWWW-Image-Optimizer-2.0.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533641/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70190
https://wordpress.org/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/changelog
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23234
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