CVE-2017-1002017 Cross-site scripting in gift-certificate-creator
A stored XSS vulnerability in the gift-certificate-creator WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via unsanitized user input.
- 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-2017-1002017?
CVE-2017-1002017 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Bob Cares gift-certificate-creator, published on 14 Sep 2017. 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
Vulnerability in wordpress plugin gift-certificate-creator v1.0, The code in gc-list.php doesn't sanitize user input to prevent a stored XSS vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1002017?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bobcares Gift-Certificate-Creator.
How do I fix CVE-2017-1002017?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1002017 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-2017-1002017 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1002017 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5x4j-f676-6cj8.