PT-2014-2476 · WordPress · Commentluv

Published 2014-03-03 · Updated 2014-03-04 · CVE-2013-1409

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 CommentLuv plugin versions prior to 2.92.4

Description A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue exists, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the ajax nonce parameter to the "wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" API endpoint.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.92.4, update to version 2.92.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the ajax nonce parameter in the affected API endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-1409

Affected Products

Commentluv

References · 8

• 🔥 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-02/0031.html · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/38296 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120090/WordPress-CommentLuv-2.92.3-Cross-Site-Scripting.html · Exploit
• 🔥 https://htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23138 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1409 · Security Note
• http://wordpress.org/plugins/commentluv/changelog · Note
• http://osvdb.org/89925 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-1409 · Note