CVE-2012-6622

WP Forum Server <= 1.7.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

mediumImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
6.1
CVSS Score
6.1
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
1.7.4
Patched in
4270d
Time to patch

Description

The WP Forum Server plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the (1) groupid parameter in an editgroup action or (2) usergroup_id parameter in an edit_usergroup action in versions up to, and including, 1.7.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with administrative capabilities to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This can also be exploited via CSRF by unauthenticated users due to missing nonce validation.

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<=1.7.3
PublishedMay 15, 2012
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginforum-server

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