Pootle Button: Cross-site scripting
Pootle Button 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.
- Component
- Pootle Button
- Plugin slug
pootle-button- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Oct 23, 2017
This CVE was published Oct 23, 2017 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Pootle Button 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
The Pootle Button plugin before 1.2.0 for WordPress has XSS via the assets_url parameter in assets/dialog.php, exploitable via wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N