PressForward <= 5.2.3 - Cross-Site Scripting

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVE	CVE-2017-12948
CVSS	Medium (6.1)
Publicly Published	August 7, 2017
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Neven Birusk

Description

Core\Admin\PFTemplater.php in the PressForward plugin 5.2.3 and earlier for WordPress has XSS in the PATH_INFO to wp-admin/admin.php, related to PHP_SELF.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	pressforward (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 5.2.4
Patched Version	5.2.4

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