PT-2008-2455 · WordPress · John Godley Search Unleashed Plugin

Krzysztof Burghardt · Published 2008-02-20 · Updated 2018-10-15 · CVE-2008-0837

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions John Godley Search Unleashed plugin for WordPress version 0.2.10

Description The issue is related to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the log feature of the plugin. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the s parameter when the administrator views the log file.

Recommendations For John Godley Search Unleashed plugin for WordPress version 0.2.10, consider disabling the log feature until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. Restrict access to the log file to minimize the risk of arbitrary web script or HTML injection via the s parameter. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-0837

Affected Products

John Godley Search Unleashed Plugin

References · 7

• http://secunia.com/advisories/28968 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0837 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/27791 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40513 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/488109/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://urbangiraffe.com/tracker/issues/show/60 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3674 · Note