Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE-2013-10020
Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in MMDeveloper A Forms Plugin up to 1.4.2 on WordPress. This affects an unknown part of the file a-forms.php. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 1.4.3 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 3e693197bd69b7173cc16d8d2e0a7d501a2a0b06. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-222609 was assigned to this vulnerability.
- LOW
- NETWORK
- LOW
- UNCHANGED
- REQUIRED
- LOW
- 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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