Cms Tree Page View: Cross-site scripting

Cms Tree Page View 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 4.3 CVSS · cve@mitre.org

NVD score 4.3 CVSS 2.0 · nvd@nist.gov

Component: Cms Tree Page View
Plugin slug: cms-tree-page-view
Affected: See vendor advisory
Safe version: See mitigation notes
Published: Apr 07, 2014
Weakness: CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published Apr 07, 2014 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Cms Tree Page View 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 scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cms_tpv_admin_head function in functions.php in the CMS Tree Page View plugin before 0.8.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the cms_tpv_view parameter to wp-admin/options-general.php.

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

References

Update, patch or deactivate.

Technical description

Primary and upstream sources