PT-2019-7360 · WordPress · Websimon-Tables

Published 2019-09-20 · Updated 2019-09-20 · CVE-2015-9401

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

3.5

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions websimon-tables plugin versions 1.3.4 and earlier

Description The issue concerns a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability, specifically related to the edit style id parameter in the wp-admin/tools.php endpoint. This allows for potential malicious script injection. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not specified.

Recommendations For versions 1.3.4 and earlier, update to a version later than 1.3.4 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the wp-admin/tools.php endpoint until a patch is available. Avoid using the edit style id parameter in the affected endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-9401

Affected Products

Websimon-Tables

References · 6

• 🔥 http://cinu.pl/research/wp-plugins/mail_ae9e4b6fefceaebd216ddcf003f88bdd.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9401 · Security Note
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/websimon-tables/#developers · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-9401 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/6914 · Telegram Post
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8293 · Note