WordPress.Shortcode.Tags.XSS
Description
This indicates an attack attempt against a Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Wordpress.
The vulnerability is due to insufficient sanitizing of user supplied inputs in the application. A remote attacker may be able to exploit this to execute arbitrary script code within the context of the application, via crafted HTTP requests.
Affected Products
WordPress versions 4.3 and earlier
Impact
System Compromise: Remote attackers can execute arbitrary script code on vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Apply the most recent upgrade or patch from the vendor.
https://wordpress.org/download/
Telemetry
Coverage
IPS (Regular DB) | |
IPS (Extended DB) |
Version Updates
Date | Version | Detail |
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2019-06-07 | 14.628 | Severity:high:medium |