Backdoor in Display Widgets - #VU8452

 

Backdoor in Display Widgets - #VU8452

Published: September 15, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8452
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: David Law
Affected software:
Display Widgets

Detailed vulnerability description

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.

Remediation

Update to version 3.0.0.

Sources