CVE-2015-10001 WP-Stats < 2.5.2 - CSRF to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Attackers can inject malicious scripts via CSRF in WP-Stats settings, leading to stored XSS and potential site compromise.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-10001?
CVE-2015-10001 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP-Stats, published on 1 Nov 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WP-Stats WordPress plugin before 2.52 does not have CSRF check when saving its settings, and did not escape some of them when outputting them, allowing attacker to make logged in high privilege users change them and set Cross-Site Scripting payloads
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-10001?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wp-Stats Project Wp-Stats.
How do I fix CVE-2015-10001?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-10001 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2015-10001 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-10001 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2wcw-gx74-hx8q.