CVE-2017-20177 WangGuard Plugin WGG User List wangguard-user-info.php wangguard_users_info cross site scripting
A cross-site scripting vulnerability in the WangGuard WordPress plugin allows remote attackers to inject malicious scripts via the userIP argument.
- 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-2017-20177?
CVE-2017-20177 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WangGuard Plugin, published on 6 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WangGuard Plugin 1.8.0 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is the function wangguard_users_info of the file wangguard-user-info.php of the component WGG User List Handler. The manipulation of the argument userIP leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The patch is identified as 88414951e30773c8d2ec13b99642688284bf3189. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-220214 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-20177?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wangguard Project Wangguard.
How do I fix CVE-2017-20177?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-20177 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-2017-20177 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-20177 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-63wm-9592-3668.