PT-2015-4266 · WordPress · Wp-Timed-Popup

Published 2015-01-05 · Updated 2017-09-08 · CVE-2014-9525

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions wp-timed-popup plugin version 1.3

Description The issue allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests, enabling them to change plugin settings or conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. The XSS attacks can be performed via the sc popup subtitle parameter in the "wp-popup.php" page to "wp-admin/options-general.php".

Recommendations For wp-timed-popup plugin version 1.3, consider disabling the plugin until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. Restrict access to the wp-admin/options-general.php page to minimize the risk of cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the sc popup subtitle parameter.

Exploit

Fix

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-9525

Affected Products

Wp-Timed-Popup

References · 5

• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129510/WordPress-Timed-Popup-1.3-CSRF-XSS.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9525 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9525 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99376 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99377 · Note