Vigil@nce - WordPress WP-Password: Cross Site Scripting

This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : http://vigilance.fr/offer

SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY

An attacker can trigger a Cross Site Scripting of WordPress
WP-Password, in order to execute JavaScript code in the context of
the web site.

 Impacted products: WordPress Plugins
 Severity: 2/4
 Creation date: 17/02/2014

DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY

The WP-Password plugin can be installed on WordPress.

However, it does not filter received data before inserting them in
generated HTML documents.

An attacker can therefore trigger a Cross Site Scripting of
WordPress WP-Password, in order to execute JavaScript code in the
context of the web site.

ACCESS TO THE COMPLETE VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN

http://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/WordPress-WP-Password-Cross-Site-Scripting-14268

Articles similaires

Security Vulnerability

10 September 2026

Vigilance.fr - Linux kernel: memory corruption via iptfs_consume_frags(), analyzed on 10/07/2026

An attacker can trigger a memory corruption of the Linux kernel, via iptfs_consume_frags(), in (…)

Security Vulnerability

10 September 2026

Vigilance.fr - Grafana: file deletion via Dashboard Snapshots, analyzed on 26/08/2026

An attacker can bypass access restrictions of Grafana, via Dashboard Snapshots, in order to (…)

Security Vulnerability

10 September 2026

Vigilance.fr - Django: two vulnerabilities dated 10/07/2026

An attacker can use several vulnerabilities of Django, dated 10/07/2026.