WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

MailChimp for WordPress <= 4.1.6 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Description

Usage of the output of add_query_arg() without escaping in various places in the WordPress Backend leads to reflected XSS vulnerability.

Proof of Concept

Affects Plugins

Plugin icon
mailchimp-for-wp
Fixed in 4.1.7

References

URL
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1726656/mailchimp-for-wp
URL
https://www.ripstech.com/php-security-calendar-2018/#day-12

Classification

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

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
RIPS Technologies (Karim El Ouerghemmi)
Submitter
Karim El Ouerghemmi
Submitter website
https://ripstech.com
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
9d9bb5a6-ac66-43b9-8811-4490f5eaaa78

Timeline

Publicly Published
2017-09-08 (about 8 years ago)
Added
2018-02-22 (about 8 years ago)
Last Updated
2019-11-01 (about 6 years ago)

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