Skip to main content

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

CVE-2014-125097

Medium
6.1/10

Summary

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in BestWebSoft Facebook Like Button up to 2.33. Affected is the function fcbkbttn_settings_page of the file facebook-button-plugin.php. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 2.34 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as b766da8fa100779409a953f0e46c2a2448cbe99c. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-225354 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • LOW
  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • 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.

References

Advisory Timeline

  • Published