CVE-2014-6243 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the EWWW Image Optimizer plugin before 2.0.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the error parameter in the ewww-image-optimizer.php page to wp-admin/options-general.php, which is not properly handled in a pngout error message.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00233.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ewww Image Optimizer Plugin Project	Ewww Image Optimizer Plugin

Configuration 1 [-]

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	cpe:2.3:a:ewww_image_optimizer_plugin_project:ewww_image_optimizer_plugin:2.0.0:::::wordpress::

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-6129	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the EWWW Image Optimizer plugin before 2.0.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the error parameter in the ewww-image-optimizer.php page to wp-admin/options-general.php, which is not properly handled in a pngout error message.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128621/WordPress-EWWW-Image-Optimizer-2.0.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533641/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70190
https://wordpress.org/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/changelog
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23234

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-10-10T14:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T12:10:12.701Z

Reserved: 2014-09-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-6243

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-10-10T14:55:08.603

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-6243

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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