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

CVE-2019-25150

High
8.8/10

Summary

The Email Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to HTML Injection in versions up to, and including, 1.3. This makes it possible for attackers to present phishing forms or conduct cross-site request forgery attacks against site administrators.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • 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