CVE-2019-12566 Cross-site scripting in n/a
An Editor can inject JavaScript via post titles to execute code in an Admin's browser, potentially leading to account takeover.
- 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-2019-12566?
CVE-2019-12566 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Jun 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WP Statistics plugin through 12.6.5 for Wordpress has stored XSS in includes/class-wp-statistics-pages.php. This is related to an account with the Editor role creating a post with a title that contains JavaScript, to attack an admin user.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12566?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Veronalabs Wp Statistics.
How do I fix CVE-2019-12566?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12566 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-2019-12566 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12566 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2022-38074 WordPress WP Statistics Plugin <= 13.2.10 is vulnerable to SQL Injection
- CVE-2022-0651 WP Statistics <= 13.1.5 Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection via current_page_type
- CVE-2022-25148 WP Statistics <= 13.1.5 Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection via current_page_id
- CVE-2022-25149 WP Statistics <= 13.1.5 Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection via IP
- CVE-2022-0513 WP Statistics <= 13.1.4 Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection via exclusion_reason
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f278-9c64-vgxv.