PT-2012-3056 · WordPress · Wp-Recentcomments

Published 2012-02-14 · Updated 2017-08-29 · CVE-2012-1068

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-RecentComments plugin versions prior to 2.0.7

Description The issue is related to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the rc ajax function, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the page parameter. This is specifically related to AJAX paging.

Recommendations For WP-RecentComments plugin versions prior to 2.0.7, update to version 2.0.7 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the rc ajax function in core.php to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the page parameter in the affected AJAX endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-1068

Affected Products

Wp-Recentcomments

References · 8

• http://secunia.com/advisories/46141 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1068 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/70003 · Note
• http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-recentcomments/changelog · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/49734 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/75635 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1068 · Note
• http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/416723/wp-recentcomments/trunk/core.php?old=316325&old_path=wp-recentcomments%2Ftrunk%2Fcore.php · Note