WF-0691cff0-86ed-47d3-9492-5ebc930d3eb7-jetpack

Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth <= 3.9.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via LaTeX markup within HTML elements

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

6.1

CVSS Score

6.1

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

3.9.2

Patched in

2889d

Time to patch

Description

The Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting via LaTeX markup within HTML elements in versions up to, and including, 3.9.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in a victim's browser.

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<=3.9.1

PublishedFebruary 25, 2016

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginjetpack

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0691cff0-86ed-47d3-9492-5ebc930d3eb7?source=api-prod

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