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7.5
CVSS
HIGH
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
79
CWE
Product Name: WordPress Plugin
Affected Version From: 0.1.0
Affected Version To: Unknown
Patch Exists: No
Related CWE: Unknown
CPE: a:placester:placester
Metasploit:
Other Scripts:
Platforms Tested: WordPress
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Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Placester WordPress Plugin

The Placester WordPress Plugin 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:

It is recommended to update to the latest version of the Placester WordPress Plugin to mitigate this vulnerability. Additionally, input validation and output encoding should be implemented to properly sanitize user-supplied input.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47142/info

The Placester WordPress Plugin 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.

Placester 0.1.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected. 

http://www.example.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/placester/admin/support_ajax.php?ajax_action=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%280%29%3C/script%3E

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