Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in includes/CatGridPost.php in the Category Grid View Gallery plugin 2.3.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the ID 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.
Exploit-DB 1
- WordPress Plugin Category Grid View Gallery - 'ID' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-38625 · webapps · Jul 2, 2013 · 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.
- WordPress Plugin Category Grid View Gallery 2.3.1 - Cross-Site Scripting http/cves/2013/CVE-2013-4117.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- 94805 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20130711 Re: CVE request: WordPress plugin category-grid-view-gallery XSS mailing-list
- http://exploit.iedb.ir/exploits-177.html
- categorygridviewgallery-catgridpost-xss(85395) vdb-entry
- 60905 vdb-entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/122259/WordPress-Category-Grid-View-Gallery-XSS.html
- 20130702 WordPress category-grid-view-galler plugin Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities mailing-list