CVE-2016-15027
Meta4Creations Post Duplicator Plugin Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Description
A vulnerability was found in meta4creations Post Duplicator Plugin 2.18 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function mtphr_post_duplicator_notice of the file includes/notices.php. The manipulation of the argument post-duplicated leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 2.19 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is ca67c05e490c0cf93a1e9b2d93bfeff3dd96f594. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-221496.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 20, 2023, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 17, 2024, 1:08 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2016-15027.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/meta4creations/post-duplicator/commit/ca67c05e490c0cf93a1e9b2d93bfeff3dd96f594 | Patch |
| https://github.com/meta4creations/post-duplicator/releases/tag/2.19 | Release Notes |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.221496 | Permissions Required Third Party Advisory |
| https://vuldb.com/?id.221496 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 17, 2024
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May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 VulDB AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Added CVSS V3.1 VulDB AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 24, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE NIST CWE-79 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 20, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description A vulnerability was found in meta4creations Post Duplicator Plugin 2.18. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function mtphr_post_duplicator_notice of the file includes/notices.php. The manipulation of the argument post-duplicated leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 2.19 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is ca67c05e490c0cf93a1e9b2d93bfeff3dd96f594. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-221496. A vulnerability was found in meta4creations Post Duplicator Plugin 2.18 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function mtphr_post_duplicator_notice of the file includes/notices.php. The manipulation of the argument post-duplicated leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 2.19 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is ca67c05e490c0cf93a1e9b2d93bfeff3dd96f594. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-221496. -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 01, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://github.com/meta4creations/post-duplicator/commit/ca67c05e490c0cf93a1e9b2d93bfeff3dd96f594 No Types Assigned https://github.com/meta4creations/post-duplicator/commit/ca67c05e490c0cf93a1e9b2d93bfeff3dd96f594 Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/meta4creations/post-duplicator/releases/tag/2.19 No Types Assigned https://github.com/meta4creations/post-duplicator/releases/tag/2.19 Release Notes Changed Reference Type https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.221496 No Types Assigned https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.221496 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://vuldb.com/?id.221496 No Types Assigned https://vuldb.com/?id.221496 Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:metaphorcreations:post_duplicator:2.18:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-15027 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-15027
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.09 }} -0.00%
score
0.37361
percentile