Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in BackWPup WordPress Plugin
Advisory ID: | HTB23161 |
Product: | BackWPup WordPress Plugin |
Vendor: | Inpsyde GmbH |
Vulnerable Versions: | 3.0.12 and probably prior |
Tested Version: | 3.0.12 |
Advisory Publication: | June 19, 2013 [without technical details] |
Vendor Notification: | June 19, 2013 |
Vendor Fix: | August 12, 2013 |
Public Disclosure: | August 21, 2013 |
Latest Update: | August 13, 2013 |
Vulnerability Type: | Cross-Site Scripting [CWE-79] |
CVE Reference: | CVE-2013-4626 |
Risk Level: | Low |
CVSSv2 Base Score: | 2.6 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) |
Solution Status: | Fixed by Vendor |
Discovered and Provided: | High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab |
Advisory Details: | |
High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab discovered XSS vulnerability in BackWPup WordPress Plugin, which can be exploited to perform cross-site scripting attacks against administrator of vulnerable application. | |
Solution: | |
Upgrade to BackWPup 3.0.13 More Information: http://wordpress.org/plugins/backwpup/changelog/ | |
References: | |
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB23161 - https://www.immuniweb.com/advisory/HTB23161 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in BackWPup WordPress Plugin. [2] BackWPup WordPress Plugin - http://wordpress.org/plugins/backwpup/ - BackWPup is the All-in-One backup solution for WordPress. [3] Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) - http://cve.mitre.org/ - international in scope and free for public use, CVE® is a dictionary of publicly known information security vulnerabilities and exposures. [4] Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) - http://cwe.mitre.org - targeted to developers and security practitioners, CWE is a formal list of software weakness types. | |
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