Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wordpress-processing-embed/data/popup.php in the Processing Embed plugin 0.5 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the pluginurl parameter.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- WordPress Plugin Processing Embed 0.5 - 'pluginurl' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-35066 · webapps · Dec 8, 2010 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 69764 vdb-entry
- 45266 vdb-entry
- processing-embed-wordpress-pluginurl-xss(63761) vdb-entry
- 42545 third-party-advisory
- http://www.johnleitch.net/Vulnerabilities/WordPress.Processing.Embed.0.5.Reflected.Cross-site.Scripting/65