Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Affecting wpglobus/wpglobus package, versions <1.9.7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of concept
EPSS
0.08% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PHP-WPGLOBUSWPGLOBUS-6673814
  • published25 Apr 2024
  • disclosed14 May 2022
  • creditd4wner

Introduced: 14 May 2022

CVE-2018-5366  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wpglobus/wpglobus to version 1.9.7 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) due to the improper handling of the wpglobus_option[more_languages] parameter in the wp-admin/options.php file. An attacker can inject malicious scripts or perform unauthorized actions on behalf of legitimate users by crafting a malicious request.

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