PT-2014-8343 · WordPress · Bulletproof Security

Published 2014-11-06 · Updated 2021-12-16 · CVE-2014-7958

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 BulletProof Security plugin versions prior to .51.1

Description A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue exists, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the dbhost parameter in the admin/htaccess/bpsunlock.php file.

Recommendations For versions prior to .51.1, update to version .51.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the admin/htaccess/bpsunlock.php file to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the dbhost parameter in the affected file until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-7958

Affected Products

Bulletproof Security

References · 6

• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128977/WordPress-Bulletproof-Security-.51-XSS-SQL-Injection-SSRF.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7958 · Security Note
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/bulletproof-security/changelog · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/70916 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/533904/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-7958 · Note