SB2016020205 - Cross-site scripting in Connections Business Directory for WordPress

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SB2016020205 - Cross-site scripting in Connections Business Directory for WordPress

Published: February 2, 2016

Security Bulletin ID SB2016020205
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0770)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in includes/admin/pages/manage.php in the Connections Business Directory plugin before 8.5.9 for WordPress when processing s variable. 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

Install update from vendor's website.

References