Medium severity · published Oct 23, 2017
CVE-2017-15811
The Pootle Button plugin before 1.2.0 for WordPress has XSS via the assets_url parameter in assets/dialog.php, exploitable via wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
5.4
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Pootle Button plugin before 1.2.0 for WordPress has XSS via the assets_url parameter in assets/dialog.php, exploitable via wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 62% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PB
Pootle Button · Pootlepress
1.0.0; 1.1.0; 1.1.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15811
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15811
Third Party Advisory
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144582/WordPress-Pootle-Button-1.1.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1745805/pootle-button/tags/
Third Party Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8930