CVE-2014-6243

EWWW Image Optimizer <= 2.0.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Severity Score

6.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Vulnerabilidad de XSS en el plugin EWWW Image Optimizer anterior a 2.0.2 para WordPress permite a atacantes remotos inyectar secuencias de comandos web o HTML arbitrarios a través del parámetro error en la página ewww-image-optimizer.php en wp-admin/options-general.php, lo que no se maneja debidamente en un mensaje de error pngout.

WordPress EWWW Image Optimizer plugin version 2.0.1 suffers from a cross site scripting vulnerability.

*Credits: High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2014-09-04 CVE Reserved
2014-10-09 CVE Published
2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

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

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533641/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70190	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128621/WordPress-EWWW-Image-Optimizer-2.0.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html	2024-08-06
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23234	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC
https://wordpress.org/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/changelog	2018-10-09

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Ewww Image Optimizer Plugin Project Search vendor "Ewww Image Optimizer Plugin Project"		Ewww Image Optimizer Plugin Search vendor "Ewww Image Optimizer Plugin Project" for product "Ewww Image Optimizer Plugin"				<= 2.01 Search vendor "Ewww Image Optimizer Plugin Project" for product "Ewww Image Optimizer Plugin" and version " <= 2.01"		wordpress		Affected
Ewww Image Optimizer Plugin Project Search vendor "Ewww Image Optimizer Plugin Project"		Ewww Image Optimizer Plugin Search vendor "Ewww Image Optimizer Plugin Project" for product "Ewww Image Optimizer Plugin"				2.0.0 Search vendor "Ewww Image Optimizer Plugin Project" for product "Ewww Image Optimizer Plugin" and version "2.0.0"		wordpress		Affected