WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2017-1002017 Deferred

Gift Certificate Creator: Cross-site scripting

Gift Certificate Creator 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 · larry0@me.com
NVD score 6.1 CVSS 3.0 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Gift Certificate Creator
Plugin slug
gift-certificate-creator
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Sep 14, 2017
Weakness
CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published Sep 14, 2017 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Gift Certificate Creator 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.

Technical description

Vulnerability in wordpress plugin gift-certificate-creator v1.0, The code in gc-list.php doesn't sanitize user input to prevent a stored XSS vulnerability.

NVD vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary and upstream sources