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Better WP Security Plugin for WordPress Multiple XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 73271
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Synopsis
The remote web server hosts a web application that is affected by multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.Description
The WordPress Better WP Security Plugin installed on the remote host is affected by multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities :- The application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input to the HTTP_USER_AGENT header. (CVE-2012-4263)
- The application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input to unspecified server variables. (CVE-2012-4264)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to version 3.2.5 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 73271
File Name: wordpress_better_wp_security_mult_xss.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 3/31/2014
Updated: 6/6/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Enable CGI Scanning: true
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.8
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress, cpe:/a:bit51:better-wp-security
Required KB Items: installed_sw/WordPress, www/PHP
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Patch Publication Date: 5/11/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/11/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-4263, CVE-2012-4264
BID: 53480