Cross-site scripting in web-mv.de ResAds for WordPress

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU19824

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-7667

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in (1) templates/admanagement/admanagement.php and (2) templates/adspot/adspot.php in the ResAds plugin before 1.0.2 for WordPress when processing the page parameter. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Update to version 1.0.2.

Vulnerable software versions

ResAds: 1.0 - 1.0.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:web-mv:resads:1.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:web-mv:resads:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

External links

https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536601

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.