WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

WPSOLR <= 8.6 - Unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Description

The WPSOLR – Elasticsearch and Solr search WordPress plugin was affected by an Unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) security vulnerability.

Proof of Concept

Affects Plugins

Plugin icon
wpsolr-search-engine
Fixed in 8.7

References

CVE
CVE-2016-1000155
URL
http://www.vapidlabs.com/wp/wp_advisory.php?v=303
URL
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/12/8

Classification

Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
CWE
CWE-79
CVSS
6.1 (medium)

Miscellaneous

Submitter
ethicalhack3r
Submitter twitter
ethicalhack3r
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
1b91fefc-341b-45d4-84c2-b31c137347e7

Timeline

Publicly Published
2016-04-12 (about 10 years ago)
Added
2016-04-14 (about 10 years ago)
Last Updated
2020-09-22 (about 5 years ago)

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