vendor:
WordPress, BuddyPress, Blogs MU
by:
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
HTML-injection
79
CWE
Product Name: WordPress, BuddyPress, Blogs MU
Affected Version From: WordPress 3.1.4, BuddyPress 1.2.10, Blogs MU 1.2.6
Affected Version To:
Patch Exists: NO
Related CWE:
CPE:
Platforms Tested:
HTML-injection vulnerability in multiple products
An attacker can execute arbitrary script code in the browser by injecting malicious code in the name and description parameters of the group creation request. This can lead to the theft of authentication credentials and control over website rendering.
Mitigation:
Developers should properly sanitize user-supplied input before using it in HTML output. Implementing input validation and output encoding can help prevent HTML-injection vulnerabilities.