SB2015010203 - Cross-site scripting in Relevanssi WordPress Plugin

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SB2015010203 - Cross-site scripting in Relevanssi WordPress Plugin

Published: January 2, 2015 Updated: August 9, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2015010203
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9443)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in the Relevanssi plugin before 3.3.8 for WordPress. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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