Ultimate Addons for WPBakery <= 3.16.11 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE Not available
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published April 16, 2017
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher WpHutte
Description

The Ultimate Addons for WPBakery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the tab parameter in versions up to, and including 3.16.11 via the update_ultimate_options AJAX action and ultimate_smooth_scroll_options[step] parameter. This makes it possible for low-level authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in administrative pages that execute whenever a user accesses the page with the stored web scripts.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug Ultimate_VC_Addons (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.16.11
Patched Version
  • 3.16.12
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