CVE-2016-1000146
WordPress Pondol Form to Mail <=1.1 - Cross-Site Scripting
Record summary
CVE-2016-1000146 has a selected CVSS score of 6.1 (medium); EIP currently links 1 Nuclei template.
Description
Reflected XSS in wordpress plugin pondol-formmail v1.1
Exploitation context
Available material
- Nuclei templates
- 1
Nuclei templates
1ProjectDiscoveryMEDIUMWordPress Pondol Form to Mail <=1.1 - Cross-Site ScriptingCVSS 6.1
WordPress Pondol Form to Mail 1.1 and before contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by users, leading to potential data theft, session hijacking, or defacement of the affected website.
Remediation
Update to the latest version of the Pondol Form to Mail plugin (>=1.2) or apply a patch provided by the vendor to fix the XSS vulnerability.
Source: ProjectDiscovery