WP-FeedStats before 2.4: Cross-site scripting

WP-FeedStats before 2.4 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 4.3 CVSS · cve@mitre.org

NVD score 4.3 CVSS 2.0 · nvd@nist.gov

Component: WP-FeedStats before 2.4
Plugin slug: wordpress-plugin
Affected: See vendor advisory
Safe version: See mitigation notes
Published: Jul 31, 2007
Weakness: NVD-CWE-Other

This CVE was published Jul 31, 2007 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update WP-FeedStats before 2.4 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 the WP-FeedStats before 2.4 plugin for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, one of which involves an rss2 feed with an invalid or missing blog with an XSS sequence in the query string.

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

References

Update, patch or deactivate.

Technical description

Primary and upstream sources