CVE-2015-1582 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers or administrators can inject arbitrary scripts via multiple parameters in the Spider Facebook plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2015-1582?

CVE-2015-1582 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Feb 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Spider Facebook plugin before 1.0.11 for WordPress allow (1) remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the appid parameter in a registration task to the default URI or remote administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (2) asc_or_desc, (3) order_by, (4) page_number, (5) serch_or_not, or (6) search_events_by_title parameter in (a) the Spider_Facebook_manage page to wp-admin/admin.php or a (b) selectpagesforfacebook or (c) selectpostsforfacebook action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1582?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Web-Dorado Spider Facebook.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1582?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-1582 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-2015-1582 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1582 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2x77-gppq-9cj5.

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