Description

WordPress Plugin 2kb Amazon Affiliates Store is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks. WordPress Plugin 2kb Amazon Affiliates Store version 2.1.0 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 2.1.1 or latest

References

https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144261/WordPress-2kb-Amazon-Affiliates-Store-2.1.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/2kb-amazon-affiliates-store/trunk/readme.txt

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Severity

High

Classification

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update XSS CWE-79 CVE-2017-14622