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WordPress ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics Plugin < 2.5.2 XSS Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The WordPress plugin ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The plugin does not sanitise or escape the 'ga_action' parameter in the stats view before outputting it back in an attribute when the plugin is connected to a Google Analytics account, leading to a reflected XSS issue which will be executed in the context of a logged in administrator.
Affected Software
Affected Software
WordPress ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics plugin version 2.5.1 and prior.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 2.5.2 or later.