PT-2017-14982 · WordPress · Custom-Map Plugin

Published 2017-12-19 · Updated 2018-01-08 · CVE-2017-17744

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WordPress custom-map plugin versions prior to 1.2

Description A cross-site scripting issue allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the map id parameter to "view/advancedsettings.php" API endpoint.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.2, update the custom-map plugin to version 1.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "view/advancedsettings.php" endpoint or avoiding the use of the map id parameter until the plugin is updated.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-17744

Affected Products

Custom-Map Plugin

References · 4

• 🔥 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/72 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17744 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-17744 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8982 · Note