Vigil@nce - WordPress File Manager: Cross Site Scripting via Storage
November 2018 by Vigil@nce
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SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can trigger a Cross Site Scripting via Storage of
WordPress File Manager, in order to run JavaScript code in the
context of the web site.
Impacted products: WordPress Plugins not comprehensive.
Severity: 2/4.
Creation date: 10/09/2018.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
The File Manager plugin can be installed on WordPress.
However, it does not filter received data via Storage before
inserting them in generated HTML documents.
An attacker can therefore trigger a Cross Site Scripting via
Storage of WordPress File Manager, in order to run JavaScript code
in the context of the web site.
ACCESS TO THE COMPLETE VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/WordPress-File-Manager-Cross-Site-Scripting-via-Storage-27184