#VU19666 Cross-site scripting in Import any XML or CSV File to WordPress - CVE-2018-0547

Vulnerability identifier: #VU19666

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [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-2018-0547

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Import any XML or CSV File to WordPress
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Soflyy

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. The vulnerability allows an attacker to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

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.

Mitigation
Update to version 3.4.7.

Vulnerable software versions

Import any XML or CSV File to WordPress: 2.12 - 3.4.6

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External links
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN60032768/index.html
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1827741/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.