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WEB APPLICATION VULNERABILITIES Standard & Premium

WordPress Plugin Form Lightbox Security Bypass (2.1)

Description

WordPress Plugin Form Lightbox is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently create an account that has full access to the admin area of WordPress. WordPress Plugin Form Lightbox version 2.1 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Disable the plugin until a fix is available

References

https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2016/07/18/option-update-vulnerability-in-form-lightbox/

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TYPO3 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Vulnerability (CVE-2012-2112)

PHP Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') Vulnerability (CVE-2015-8878)

osCommerce Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Vulnerability (CVE-2023-43703)

Severity

High

Classification

CWE-264 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass

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