PT-2019-14687 · WordPress · Wordpress Checklist Plugin

Checklistcom · Published 2019-09-19 · Updated 2019-09-20 · CVE-2019-16525

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 checklist plugin versions prior to 1.1.9

Description A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue was found due to improper filtering of the fill parameter in the checklist-icon.php file, allowing the injection of JavaScript code.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.1.9, update to version 1.1.9 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the checklist-icon.php file until the update is applied. Avoid using the fill parameter in the affected endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-16525

Affected Products

Wordpress Checklist Plugin

References · 6

• 🔥 https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154436/WordPress-Checklist-1.1.5-Cross-Site-Scripting.html · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-16525 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16525 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2155029 · Patch
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/checklist/#developers · Note
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9877 · Note