Wordpress Spreadsheet Plugin: Cross-site scripting
Wordpress Spreadsheet Plugin 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
- Wordpress Spreadsheet Plugin
- Plugin slug
wordpress-spreadsheet-plugin- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Oct 20, 2014
This CVE was published Oct 20, 2014 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Wordpress Spreadsheet Plugin 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 scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ss_handler.php in the WordPress Spreadsheet (wpSS) plugin 0.62 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the ss_id parameter.
NVD vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N