CVE-2017-20177
What it is
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WangGuard Plugin 1.8.0 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is the function wangguard_users_info of the file wangguard-user-info.php of the component WGG User List Handler. The manipulation of the argument userIP leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The patch is identified as 88414951e30773c8d2ec13b99642688284bf3189. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-220214 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account, but needs a user to act. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 3.5 LOW (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Wangguard Project Wangguard 1.8.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 3.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/joseconti/WangGuard/commit/88414951e30773c8d2ec13b99642688284bf3189
- https://github.com/joseconti/WangGuard/pull/14
- https://github.com/joseconti/WangGuard/commit/88414951e30773c8d2ec13b99642688284bf3189
- https://github.com/joseconti/WangGuard/pull/14
References
- https://github.com/joseconti/WangGuard/commit/88414951e30773c8d2ec13b99642688284bf3189
- https://github.com/joseconti/WangGuard/pull/14
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.220214
- https://vuldb.com/?id.220214
- https://github.com/joseconti/WangGuard/commit/88414951e30773c8d2ec13b99642688284bf3189
- https://github.com/joseconti/WangGuard/pull/14
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.220214
- https://vuldb.com/?id.220214