CVE-2016-4812 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Markdown on Save Improved plugin before 2.5.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2016-06-04

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 1.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:markdown_on_saved_improved_project:markdown_on_saved_improved:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-5794	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Markdown on Save Improved plugin before 2.5.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

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 0.01511.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN26026353/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000071
https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/markdown-on-save-improved/changelog/

History

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Subscriptions

Markdown On Saved Improved Project Markdown On Saved Improved

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: jpcert

Published: 2016-06-04T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:39:26.331Z

Reserved: 2016-05-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4812

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-06-04T16:59:03.890

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:48:15.830

Link: CVE-2016-4812

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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