WordPress security changelog
LOW CVE-2013-4954 Modified

Pie Register: Cross-site scripting

Pie Register 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 2.6 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 2.6 CVSS 2.0 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Pie Register
Plugin slug
pie-register
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jul 29, 2013
Weakness
CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published Jul 29, 2013 and is one of 18 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Pie Register 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

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in wp-login.php in the Genetech Solutions Pie-Register plugin before 1.31 for WordPress, when "Allow New Registrations to set their own Password" is enabled, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) pass1 or (2) pass2 parameter in a register action. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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

References

Primary and upstream sources