Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:27742Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
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:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access 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
wordpress is vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS). The vulnerability exists in the addLoadEvent function in admin-header.php where an attacker is able to inject malicious script via global variables and get it executed when a user visits the page.
References
github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/a428042e49815f1d8dba705513348f7918531b65
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00004.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CHHVNK2WYAM3ZTCXTFSEIT56IKLVJHU3/
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VAVVYJKA2I6CRQUINECDPBGWMQDEG244/
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VUXVUAKL2HL4QYJEPHBNVQQWRMFMII2Y/
wordpress.org/news/2020/10/wordpress-5-5-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4784
Related
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:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access 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