PT-2018-9410 · Wp · Tooltipy

Mallory Adams · Published 2018-06-26 · Updated 2018-08-20 · CVE-2018-1000512

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 Tooltipy Tooltipy (tooltips for WP) versions prior to 5.1

Description The issue allows for Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in the Glossary shortcode, potentially enabling an attacker to perform actions with admin privileges. The attack is exploitable when an admin follows a link.

Recommendations For versions prior to 5.1, update to version 5.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Glossary shortcode until the update is applied. Avoid following suspicious links, especially when logged in as an admin.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-1000512

Affected Products

Tooltipy

References · 3

• 🔥 https://advisories.dxw.com/advisories/xss-in-tooltipy · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1000512 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000512 · Security Note