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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

CVE-2016-15004

Severity High
Score 9.8/10

Summary

A vulnerability was found in InfiniteWP Client Plugin 1.5.1.3/1.6.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to injection. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 1.6.1.1 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-74 - Injection

Listed as the number one web application security risk on the 'OWASP Top Ten', injection attacks are widespread and dangerous, especially in legacy applications. Injection attacks are a class of vulnerabilities in which an attacker injects untrusted data into a web application that gets processed by an interpreter, altering the program's execution. This can result in data loss/theft, loss of data integrity, denial of service, and even compromising the entire system.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published