WpvulndbWPVDB-ID:23412462-005F-45B5-9C7A-6473B7FA3AC7MDTF < 1.3.1 - Reflected XSS
5.4 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
23.3%
The plugin does not sanitise and escape the tax_name parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin
PoC
Make a logged in admin open https://example.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=mdf_get_tax_options_in_widget&tax;_name=
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| wp-meta-data-filter-and-taxonomy-filter | lt | 1.3.1 |
Related
5.4 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
23.3%