PT-2011-4724 · WordPress · Wp Symposium

Published 2011-12-27 · Updated 2018-06-04 · CVE-2011-3841

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 WP Symposium plugin versions prior to 11.12.08

Description The issue is related to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the uid parameter in the uploadify/get profile avatar.php file.

Recommendations For WP Symposium plugin versions prior to 11.12.08, update to version 11.12.08 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the uploadify/get profile avatar.php file to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the uid parameter in the affected file until the issue is resolved.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-3841

Affected Products

Wp Symposium

References · 7

• http://wpsymposium.com/2011/12/v11-12-08 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3841 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/51017 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71748 · Note
• http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2011-82 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/47243 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-3841 · Note