WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2014-9398 Modified

Twitter Liveblog: Cross-site scripting

Twitter Liveblog 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 6.8 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 6.8 CVSS 2.0 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Twitter Liveblog
Plugin slug
twitter-liveblog
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Dec 31, 2014
Weakness
CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

This CVE was published Dec 31, 2014 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Twitter Liveblog 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

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Twitter LiveBlog plugin 1.1.2 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the mashtlb_twitter_username parameter in the twitter-liveblog.php page to wp-admin/options-general.php.

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

Primary and upstream sources