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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVE-2012-5325

Severity Low
Score 2.1/10

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the scr_do_redirect function in scr.php in the Shortcode Redirect plugin 1.0.01 and earlier for WordPress allow remote authenticated users with certain permissions to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) url or (2) sec attributes in a redirect tag.

  • HIGH
  • NETWORK
  • SINGLE
  • PARTIAL
  • NONE
  • NONE

CWE-79 - Cross Site Scripting

Cross-Site Scripting, commonly referred to as XSS, is the most dominant class of vulnerabilities. It allows an attacker to inject malicious code into a pregnable web application and victimize its users. The exploitation of such a weakness can cause severe issues such as account takeover, and sensitive data exfiltration. Because of the prevalence of XSS vulnerabilities and their high rate of exploitation, it has remained in the OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities for years.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published