WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

bbPress <= 2.5.8 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Description

The bbPress WordPress plugin was affected by a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) security vulnerability.

Affects Plugins

Plugin icon
bbpress
Fixed in 2.5.9

References

URL
https://blog.sucuri.net/2016/05/security-advisory-stored-xss-bbpress-2.html
URL
https://bbpress.org/blog/2016/05/bbpress-2-5-9/

Classification

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

Miscellaneous

Submitter
ethicalhack3r
Submitter twitter
ethicalhack3r
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
e361b7d0-1a3f-4db4-9d72-00b624d3e182

Timeline

Publicly Published
2016-05-02 (about 10 years ago)
Added
2016-05-03 (about 10 years ago)
Last Updated
2019-11-01 (about 6 years ago)

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Published
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Title
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Published
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