PT-2011-1697 · WordPress · Processing Embed

Published 2011-03-01 · Updated 2017-08-17 · CVE-2010-4747

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 Processing Embed plugin version 0.5

Description A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue exists, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. This is achieved via the pluginurl parameter in the wordpress-processing-embed/data/popup.php file.

Recommendations For version 0.5, avoid using the pluginurl parameter in the affected API endpoint until the issue is resolved. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the wordpress-processing-embed/data/popup.php file to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-4747

Affected Products

Processing Embed

References · 7

• 🔥 http://osvdb.org/69764 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://secunia.com/advisories/42545 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/35066 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/45266 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://johnleitch.net/Vulnerabilities/WordPress.Processing.Embed.0.5.Reflected.Cross-site.Scripting/65 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4747 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/63761 · Note