WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2016-10986 Modified

Tweet Wheel: Cross-site scripting

Tweet Wheel 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 · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 6.1 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Tweet Wheel
Plugin slug
tweet-wheel
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Sep 17, 2019
Weakness
CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published Sep 17, 2019 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Tweet Wheel 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 tweet-wheel plugin before 1.0.3.3 for WordPress has XSS via consumer_key, consumer_secret, access_token, and access_token_secret.

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary and upstream sources