CVE-2016-11001 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in the user-submitted-posts plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via the content field.
- 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-2016-11001?
CVE-2016-11001 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Sep 2019. 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 user-submitted-posts plugin before 20160215 for WordPress has XSS via the user-submitted-content field.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-11001?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Plugin-Planet User Submitted Posts.
How do I fix CVE-2016-11001?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-11001 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-2016-11001 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-11001 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2019-25138 User Submitted Posts <= 20190312 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2023-45603 WordPress User Submitted Posts Plugin <= 20230902 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2023-4308 User Submitted Posts <= 20230809 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'user-submitted-content'
- CVE-2023-4779 Cross-site scripting in User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End
- CVE-2024-5002 User Submitted Posts < 20240516 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c3mh-rg37-jh5p.