PT-2019-7355 · WordPress · Auto-Thickbox-Plus

Published 2019-09-20 · Updated 2019-09-20 · CVE-2015-9396

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions auto-thickbox-plus plugin versions 1.9 and earlier

Description The issue concerns a XSS vulnerability in the auto-thickbox-plus plugin for WordPress. The vulnerability is related to the download.min.php file, specifically the file parameter. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not available. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For auto-thickbox-plus plugin versions 1.9 and earlier, consider disabling the download.min.php file until a patch is available. Restrict access to the wp-content/plugins/auto-thickbox-plus/download.min.php endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the file parameter in the affected endpoint until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-9396

Affected Products

Auto-Thickbox-Plus

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9396 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-9396 · Note
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8344 · Note
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/auto-thickbox-plus/#developers · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/6919 · Telegram Post