Cross-site scripting in JJJ bbPress for WordPress

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU20698

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: N/A

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in 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

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

bbPress: 2.0 beta-1 - 2.5.8

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:johnjamesjacoby:bbpress:2.0:beta-1:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:johnjamesjacoby:bbpress:2.0:beta-2b:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:johnjamesjacoby:bbpress:2.0:rc-2:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

External links

https://blog.sucuri.net/2016/05/security-advisory-stored-xss-bbpress-2.html
https://bbpress.org/blog/2016/05/bbpress-2-5-9/

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.