PT-2014-2392 · WordPress · Forumpress Wp Forum Server

Lucidcrew · Published 2014-01-16 · Updated 2014-04-23 · CVE-2012-6623

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 ForumPress WP Forum Server plugin versions prior to 1.7.5

Description The issue is related to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. It allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the groupid parameter in an 'addforum' action to 'wp-admin/admin.php'.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.7.5, update to version 1.7.5 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the 'addforum' action in 'wp-admin/admin.php' to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the groupid parameter in the affected API endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-6623

Affected Products

Forumpress Wp Forum Server

References · 6

• http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/forum-server/changelog · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/49167 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6623 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/572188 · Note
• http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112703/WordPress-WP-Forum-Server-1.7.3-SQL-Injection-Cross-Site-Scripting.html · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-6623 · Note