CVE-2014-6243

EWWW Image Optimizer <= 2.0.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

mediumImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

6.1

CVSS Score

6.1

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

2.0.2

Patched in

3393d

Time to patch

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the EWWW Image Optimizer plugin before 2.0.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the error parameter in the ewww-image-optimizer.php page to wp-admin/options-general.php, which is not properly handled in a pngout error message.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Low

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=2.0.1

PublishedOctober 9, 2014

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginewww-image-optimizer

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b5b24f80-d3a4-452b-bc83-3576bdc62829?source=api-prod

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