WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2014-1750 Modified

Nokia Mapsplaces: Cross-site scripting

Nokia Mapsplaces 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 5.8 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 5.8 CVSS 2.0 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Nokia Mapsplaces
Plugin slug
nokia-mapsplaces
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jul 01, 2015
Weakness
NVD-CWE-Other

This CVE was published Jul 01, 2015 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Nokia Mapsplaces 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

Open redirect vulnerability in nokia-mapsplaces.php in the Nokia Maps & Places plugin 1.6.6 for WordPress allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the href parameter to page/place.html. NOTE: this was originally reported as a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability, but this may be inaccurate.

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

References

Primary and upstream sources