WordPress MediaElement Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

BID:102730

Info

WordPress MediaElement Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 102730
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 16 2018 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 16 2018 12:00AM
Credit: Enguerran Gillier and Widiz.
Vulnerable: WordPress WordPress 4.9.1
WordPress WordPress 4.8.3
WordPress WordPress 4.8.2
WordPress WordPress 4.8.1
WordPress WordPress 4.7.4
WordPress WordPress 4.7.2
WordPress WordPress 4.7.1
WordPress WordPress 4.6.1
WordPress WordPress 4.5.2
WordPress WordPress 4.5.1
WordPress WordPress 4.5
WordPress WordPress 4.4.1
WordPress WordPress 4.4
WordPress WordPress 4.2.4
WordPress WordPress 4.2.3
WordPress WordPress 4.2.2
WordPress WordPress 4.2.1
WordPress WordPress 4.1.2
WordPress WordPress 4.1.1
WordPress WordPress 4.1
WordPress WordPress 3.9.2
WordPress WordPress 3.9.1
WordPress WordPress 3.9
WordPress WordPress 3.8.2
WordPress WordPress 3.8.1
WordPress WordPress 3.7.4
WordPress WordPress 3.7.1
WordPress WordPress 4.9
WordPress WordPress 4.7.5
WordPress WordPress 4.7.3
WordPress WordPress 4.7
WordPress WordPress 4.6
WordPress WordPress 4.5.3
WordPress WordPress 4.4.2
WordPress WordPress 4.3.1
WordPress WordPress 4.3
WordPress WordPress 4.2
WordPress WordPress 4.0.1
WordPress WordPress 4.0
WordPress WordPress 3.9.3
WordPress WordPress 3.9
WordPress WordPress 3.8.5
WordPress WordPress 3.8.4
WordPress WordPress 3.8.3
WordPress WordPress 3.8
WordPress WordPress 3.7.5
WordPress WordPress 3.7
Not Vulnerable: WordPress WordPress 4.9.2

Discussion

WordPress MediaElement Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

WordPress is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

Exploit / POC

WordPress MediaElement Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

WordPress MediaElement Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

WordPress MediaElement Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

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