CVE-2013-4944

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the BuddyPress Extended Friendship Request plugin before 1.0.2 for WordPress, when the "Friend Connections" component is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the friendship_request_message parameter to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Category

2.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.26%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/85416 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/54048 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-extended-friendship-request/changelog/
http://osvdb.org/94807 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4944?
CVE-2013-4944 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-4944?
To fix CVE-2013-4944, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-4944 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-4944 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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