MailPoet Newsletters 2.6.19 Cross Site Scripting

MailPoet Newsletters 2.6.19 Cross Site Scripting

MailPoet Newsletters 2.6.19 - Cross-site MailPoet Newsletters 2.6.19 Cross Site Scripting

MailPoet Newsletters 2.6.19 - Cross-site Scripting
Advisory ID: RO-16-001
CVE ID: CVE-2015-7784
Severity: Medium
Vendor: MailPoet
Product: MailPoet Newsletters WordPress Plugin
Version: 2.6.19


Overview #

A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in MailPoet Newsletters WordPress Plugin version 2.6.19. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.


Vulnerability Details #

Affected Versions: 2.6.19 and earlier

Root Cause: Insufficient input validation and output encoding allows attackers to inject malicious scripts.


Exploitation Requirements #

No authentication required
Victim must visit a crafted URL or page

Impact #

Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability to:

Steal WordPress admin session cookies
Compromise newsletter subscriber data
Perform actions on behalf of admin users

Proof of Concept #

Details available upon request.


Solution #

Upgrade to a patched version of MailPoet Newsletters that includes proper input sanitization.


References #

CVE-2015-7784

Timeline:

[2016-01-01] - Discovered

Credits: Omar Kurt