Banner Effect Header: Cross-site scripting

Banner Effect Header 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 6.8 CVSS · cve@mitre.org

NVD score 6.8 CVSS 2.0 · nvd@nist.gov

Component: Banner Effect Header
Plugin slug: banner-effect-header
Affected: See vendor advisory
Safe version: See mitigation notes
Published: Jan 08, 2015
Weakness: CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

This CVE was published Jan 08, 2015 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Banner Effect Header 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

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Banner Effect Header plugin 1.2.6 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the banner_effect_email parameter in the BannerEffectOptions page to wp-admin/options-general.php.

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

References

Update, patch or deactivate.

Technical description

Primary and upstream sources