Backdoor in Display Widgets - #VU8452

 

Backdoor in Display Widgets - #VU8452

Published: September 15, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8452
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose important data on the target system.

The weakness exists due to presence of backdoor in Display Widgets Plugin for WordPress.

Affected software

Display Widgets

Remediation

Update to version 3.0.0.


External References

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