WebLibrarian Plugin up to 3.4.8.4 on WordPress Short Code cross site scripting

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in WebLibrarian Plugin up to 3.4.8.4 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Short Code Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. An attacker might be able to inject arbitrary html and script code into the web site. This would alter the appearance and would make it possible to initiate further attacks against site visitors.

The weakness was disclosed 08/21/2019. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-18538 since 08/16/2019. The attack can be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 3.4.8.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries 140484 and 140483 are pretty similar.

Type

• WordPress Plugin

Name

• WebLibrarian Plugin

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
Class: Cross site scripting (CWE-80)
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔒

Threat Intelligenceinfoedit

Threat: 🔍
Adversaries: 🔍
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Economy: 🔍
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Remediation: 🔍Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: WebLibrarian Plugin 3.4.8.5

08/16/2019 CVE assigned
08/21/2019 +5 days Advisory disclosed
08/21/2019 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/21/2019 +0 days VulDB last update
CVE: CVE-2017-18538 (🔒)
See also: 🔒Created: 08/21/2019 06:30 PM
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