CVE-2011-5265

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cached_image.php in the Featurific For WordPress plugin 1.6.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the snum parameter. NOTE: this has been disputed by a third party.

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 Featurific For WordPress 1.6.2 - 'snum' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-36339 · webapps · Nov 23, 2011 · verified

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Automated scanner template

A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.

Featurific For WordPress 1.6.2 - Cross-Site Scripting http/cves/2011/CVE-2011-5265.yaml

Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.

References

20120417 Re: Wordpress featurific-for-wordpress plugin Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities mailing-list
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20111123 Wordpress featurific-for-wordpress plugin Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities mailing-list
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