Cross-site scripting in All in One SEO Pack - #VU20691
Published: September 2, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20691
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: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Michael Torbert
Affected software:
All in One SEO Pack
All in One SEO Pack
Detailed vulnerability description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in 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.
Sources
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jul/23
- https://semperfiwebdesign.com/blog/all-in-one-seo-pack/all-in-one-seo-pack-release-history/
- https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/persistent_cross_site_scripting_in_all_in_one_seo_pack_wordpress_plugin.html
- https://wptavern.com/all-in-one-seo-2-3-7-patches-persistent-xss-vulnerability
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2016/07/xss-vulnerability-all-in-one-seo-pack-plugin/