Vulnerability identifier: #VU22321

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Email Templates
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: timersys

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

he vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when the affected plugin takes the content of the “text/plain” part and turn it into a new “text/html” part. 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.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Email Templates: 1.0.1 - 1.3

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External links
http://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9926/

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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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.