Wp Photo Album Plus: Cross-site scripting

Wp Photo Album Plus 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 Photo Album Plus
Plugin slug: wp-photo-album-plus
Affected: See vendor advisory
Safe version: See mitigation notes
Published: May 21, 2015
Weakness: CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published May 21, 2015 and is one of 21 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Wp Photo Album Plus 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 wppa-ajax-front.php in the WP Photo Album Plus (aka WPPA) plugin before 6.1.3 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) comemail or (2) comname parameter in a wppa do-comment action.

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