WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

WP SlimStat <= 3.9.2 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Description

WP-SlimStat Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials of the web site administrator and launch other attacks.

This issue affects WP-SlimStat Plugin 3.9.2; other Old versions may also be vulnerable.

Sample Payload:

http://www.example.com/wordpress/?cat=1"><script>alert(333)</script>

http://www.example.com/wordpress/wp-admin/admin.php?page=wp-slim-view-5

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 3.9.3

References

Classification

Type
XSS
CWE

Miscellaneous

Submitter
youssef bencharhi
Verified
No

Timeline

Publicly Published
2015-01-25 (about 11 years ago)
Added
2015-01-23 (about 11 years ago)
Last Updated
2019-10-21 (about 6 years ago)

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