#VU22180 Stored cross-site scripting in Download Plugins and Themes from Dashboard - CVE-2019-17239
Published: October 23, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22180
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17239
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Download Plugins and Themes from Dashboard
Download Plugins and Themes from Dashboard
Software vendor:
Algoritmika Ltd
Algoritmika Ltd
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 passed via the “includes/settings/class-alg-download-plugins-settings.php”. A remote attacker can inject 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 updates from vendor's website.