Vulnerability identifier: #VU69622
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Simple Video Embedder
Web applications /
Modules and components for CMS
Vendor: James Lao
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. A remote user can inject 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
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versions
Simple Video Embedder: 2.0 - 2.2
External links
http://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/simple-video-embedder/wordpress-simple-video-embedder-plugin-2-2-auth-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
http://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-video-embedder/
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.