#VU18594 Cross-site scripting in Ultimate Member - User Profile & Membership Plugin

Vulnerability identifier: #VU18594

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Ultimate Member - User Profile & Membership Plugin
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Ultimate Member

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 on the admin browser. A remote authenticated 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 updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ultimate Member - User Profile & Membership Plugin: 1.0.0 - 2.0.45

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External links
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9276/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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