PT-2017-14241 · WordPress · Pootle Button Plugin

Published 2017-10-23 · Updated 2017-11-14 · CVE-2017-15811

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Pootle Button plugin versions prior to 1.2.0

Description The issue allows for XSS exploitation via the assets url parameter in "assets/dialog.php", which can be accessed through the "/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" API endpoint.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.2.0, update to version 1.2.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "assets/dialog.php" file and the "/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" API endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the assets url parameter in the affected API endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-15811

Affected Products

Pootle Button Plugin

References · 5

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1745805/pootle-button/tags · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15811 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-15811 · Vendor Advisory
• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144582/WordPress-Pootle-Button-1.1.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html · Note
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8930 · Note