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Vulnerability CVE-2020-11516
Published: 2020-04-07
| Description: |
Stored XSS in the Contact Form 7 Datepicker plugin through 2.6.0 for WordPress allows authenticated attackers with minimal permissions to save arbitrary JavaScript to the plugin's settings via the unprotected wp_ajax_cf7dp_save_settings AJAX action and the ui_theme parameter. If an administrator creates or modifies a contact form, the JavaScript will be executed in their browser, which can then be used to create new administrative users or perform other actions using the administrator's session. |
Type:
CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'))
CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
| CVSS Base Score |
Impact Subscore |
Exploitability Subscore |
3.5/10 |
2.9/10 |
6.8/10 |
| Exploit range |
Attack complexity |
Authentication |
Remote |
Medium |
Single time |
| Confidentiality impact |
Integrity impact |
Availability impact |
None |
Partial |
None |
References: |
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/04/high-severity-vulnerability-leads-to-closure-of-plugin-with-over-100000-installations/
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