Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in WP-Cumulus Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2009-4168

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Key Information:

Vendor: Wordpress
Status: WP-cumulus
Vendor: CVE Published:; 2 December 2009

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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2009-4168?

The WP-Cumulus plugin for WordPress contains a critical cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the tagcloud.swf component. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML through the tagcloud parameter when processing tags actions. Users of the plugin should update to version 1.23 or later to mitigate any potential threats from this security flaw.

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Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2009-4168 - Proof of Concept