Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE-2014-125092
Summary
A vulnerability was found in MaxButtons Plugin up to 1.26.0 on WordPress and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function maxbuttons_strip_px of the file includes/maxbuttons-button.php. The manipulation of the argument button_id leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 1.26.1 is able to address this issue. The patch is named e74564c9e3b7429808e317f4916bd1c26ef0b806. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-222323.
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- NETWORK
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- UNCHANGED
- REQUIRED
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- 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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