#VU42746 Cross-site scripting in WordPress - CVE-2013-0236
Published: July 8, 2013 / Updated: November 1, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42746
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0236
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
WordPress
WordPress
Software vendor:
WordPress.ORG
WordPress.ORG
Description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.
An input validation error exists in WordPress before 3.5.1 when processing vectors involving (1) gallery shortcodes or (2) the content of a post. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security 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 update from vendor's website.