vendor:
Duplicator
by:
SecurityFocus
7,5
CVSS
HIGH
Cross-Site Scripting
79
CWE
Product Name: Duplicator
Affected Version From: 0.4.4
Affected Version To: 0.4.4
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: a:wordpress:duplicator
Metasploit:
N/A
Other Scripts:
N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: N/A
2013
Duplicator Plugin for WordPress Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
The Duplicator plugin for WordPress 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.
Mitigation:
Input validation should be used to ensure that untrusted data is not used to generate unexpected results. Additionally, the application should be configured to use a secure transport layer (HTTPS) to protect the integrity of the data in transit.