PT-2014-5980
CVE-2014-4565
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Published
2014-07-02
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Updated
2014-07-09
Description by
CVSS 2.0
4.3
MediumMetricsAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Verification Code for Comments plugin versions 2.1.0 and earlier
Description
The issue allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the
vp, vs, l, vu, or vm parameters in the vcc.js.php file. This can lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.Recommendations
For Verification Code for Comments plugin versions 2.1.0 and earlier, update to a version later than 2.1.0 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the vcc.js.php file or disabling the plugin until a patch is available. Avoid using the
vp, vs, l, vu, or vm parameters in the affected file until the issue is resolved.Exploitability
Exploit
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