Cross-site scripting in Twitter - CVE-2015-4557

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Cross-site scripting in Twitter - CVE-2015-4557

Published: August 2, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU19856
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4557
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Twitter
Affected software:
Twitter

Detailed vulnerability description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in the new_Twitter_sign_button function in nextend-Twitter-connect.php in the Nextend Twitter Connect plugin before 1.5.2 for WordPress when processing redirect_to parameter. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2015-4413. 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.


How to mitigate CVE-2015-4557

Install update from vendor's website.

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