Description

WordPress Plugin Woody ad snippets-Insert Header Footer Code, AdSense Ads is prone to multiple vulnerabilities, including cross-site scripting and security bypass. Exploiting these issues could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site, to steal cookie-based authentication credentials, or to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently import code snippets. WordPress Plugin Woody ad snippets-Insert Header Footer Code, AdSense Ads version 2.2.4 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 2.2.5 or latest

References

https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-wordpress-woody-ad-snippets-plugin-lead-to-remote-code-execution/

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/insert-php/trunk/readme.txt

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2019-15858 CWE-79 CWE-264 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

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