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WordPress Admin Columns plugin < 4.3 XSS Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Low
Family
Family
Web application abuses
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
3.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
2 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
The WordPress plugin Admin Columns is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The Admin Columns Free WordPress plugin before 4.3 rendered input on the posted pages with improper input validation on the value passed into the field 'Label' parameter, by taking this as an advantage an authenticated attacker can supply a crafted arbitrary script and execute it.
Affected Software
Affected Software
WordPress Admin Columns plugin prior to version 4.3.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 4.3 or later.