Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | N/A |
CWE-ID | CWE-79 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Hostel Web applications / Modules and components for CMS |
Vendor | Kiboko Labs |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU18616
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID:
CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the "contact_name" and "contact_phone" HTTP POST parameters to "/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" script. A remote unauthenticated attacker can permanently store and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website, when the website administrator visits a booking page.
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.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsHostel: 0.5.9 - 1.1.3
External linkshttp://docs.google.com/document/d/1lBnwTY82_UO9XLmoaH3mD9AF-GZ0TPQ_dNKEymDCxzY/edit
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2094560/hostel
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.