WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2019-16332 Modified

Api Bearer Auth: Cross-site scripting

Api Bearer Auth is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.

CVE / CNA score 6.1 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 6.1 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Api Bearer Auth
Plugin slug
api-bearer-auth
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Sep 15, 2019
Weakness
CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published Sep 15, 2019 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Api Bearer Auth to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

In the api-bearer-auth plugin before 20190907 for WordPress, the server parameter is not correctly filtered in the swagger-config.yaml.php file, and it is possible to inject JavaScript code, aka XSS.

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

Primary and upstream sources