PT-2012-2084 · WordPress · Flexible Custom Post Type

Published 2012-08-23 · Updated 2018-10-09 · CVE-2011-5106

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 Flexible Custom Post Type plugin versions prior to 0.1.7

Description A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue exists, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. This is achieved via the id parameter in the edit-post.php file.

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.1.7, update to version 0.1.7 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the edit-post.php file to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the id parameter in the affected endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-5106

Affected Products

Flexible Custom Post Type

References · 8

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/50719 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/36317 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=466252%40flexible-custom-post-type&old=465583%40flexible-custom-post-type · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-5106 · Security Note
• http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/flexible-custom-post-type/changelog · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/520542/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71415 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-5106 · Note