CVE-2016-0770 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in includes/admin/pages/manage.php in the Connections Business Directory plugin before 8.5.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the s variable.

Published: 2017-03-16

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 1.8% Low

KEV: No

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:zahmit_design:connections_business_directory_plugin:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-0786	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in includes/admin/pages/manage.php in the Connections Business Directory plugin before 8.5.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the s variable.

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 0.01791.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/02/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82355
http://www.vapidlabs.com/advisory.php?v=161
https://wordpress.org/plugins/connections/changelog/

History

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Subscriptions

Zahmit Design Connections Business Directory Plugin

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2017-03-16T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T22:30:04.148Z

Reserved: 2015-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-0770

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-16T15:59:00.773

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:38:11.550

Link: CVE-2016-0770

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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