Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Pods Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2014-7956

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Pods
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 January 2015

Summary

The Pods plugin for WordPress is susceptible to a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability, allowing remote attackers to exploit the id parameter in an edit action on the pods page within the admin interface. By crafting a specially crafted request, an attacker can inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML, which could be executed in the context of a user’s session. The vulnerability affects versions of the Pods plugin prior to 2.5, making it critical for users to update their installations to maintain security.

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/26
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71995
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129890/WordPress-Pod...
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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