First published: Mon May 22 2017(Updated: )
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Captcha prior to version 4.3.0, Car Rental prior to version 1.0.5, Contact Form Multi prior to version 1.2.1, Contact Form prior to version 4.0.6, Contact Form to DB prior to version 1.5.7, Custom Admin Page prior to version 0.1.2, Custom Fields Search prior to version 1.3.2, Custom Search prior to version 1.36, Donate prior to version 2.1.1, Email Queue prior to version 1.1.2, Error Log Viewer prior to version 1.0.6, Facebook Button prior to version 2.54, Featured Posts prior to version 1.0.1, Gallery Categories prior to version 1.0.9, Gallery prior to version 4.5.0, Google +1 prior to version 1.3.4, Google AdSense prior to version 1.44, Google Analytics prior to version 1.7.1, Google Captcha (reCAPTCHA) prior to version 1.28, Google Maps prior to version 1.3.6, Google Shortlink prior to version 1.5.3, Google Sitemap prior to version 3.0.8, Htaccess prior to version 1.7.6, Job Board prior to version 1.1.3, Latest Posts prior to version 0.3, Limit Attempts prior to version 1.1.8, LinkedIn prior to version 1.0.5, Multilanguage prior to version 1.2.2, PDF & Print prior to version 1.9.4, Pagination prior to version 1.0.7, Pinterest prior to version 1.0.5, Popular Posts prior to version 1.0.5, Portfolio prior to version 2.4, Post to CSV prior to version 1.3.1, Profile Extra prior to version 1.0.7. PromoBar prior to version 1.1.1, Quotes and Tips prior to version 1.32, Re-attacher prior to version 1.0.9, Realty prior to version 1.1.0, Relevant - Related Posts prior to version 1.2.0, Sender prior to version 1.2.1, SMTP prior to version 1.1.0, Social Buttons Pack prior to version 1.1.1, Subscriber prior to version 1.3.5, Testimonials prior to version 0.1.9, Timesheet prior to version 0.1.5, Twitter Button prior to version 2.55, User Role prior to version 1.5.6, Updater prior to version 1.35, Visitors Online prior to version 1.0.0, and Zendesk Help Center prior to version 1.0.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the function to display the BestWebSoft menu.
Credit: vultures@jpcert.or.jp
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
BestWebSoft WordPress CAPTCHA | <=4.2.9 | |
BestWebSoft Car Rental | <=1.0.4 | |
BestWebSoft Contact Form | <=4.0.5 | |
BestWebSoft Contact Form Multi | <=1.2.0 | |
BestWebSoft Contact Form to DB | <=1.5.6 | |
BestWebSoft Custom Admin Page | <=0.1.1 | |
BestWebSoft Custom Fields Search | <=1.3.1 | |
BestWebSoft Custom Search | <=1.35 | |
BestWebSoft Donate wordpress | <=2.1.0 | |
BestWebSoft Email Queue | <=1.1.1 | |
BestWebSoft Error Log Viewer | <=1.0.5 | |
BestWebSoft Facebook Button | <=2.53 | |
BestWebSoft Featured Posts | <=1.0.0 | |
BestWebSoft Gallery | <=4.4.9 | |
BestWebSoft Gallery Categories | <=1.0.8 | |
BestWebSoft Google +1 | <=1.3.3 | |
BestWebSoft Google AdSense | <=1.43 | |
BestWebSoft Google Analytics | <=1.7.0 | |
BestWebSoft Google Captcha (reCAPTCHA) for WordPress | <=1.27 | |
BestWebSoft Google Maps | <=1.3.5 | |
BestWebSoft Google Shortlink | <=1.5.2 | |
BestWebSoft Google Sitemap | <=3.0.7 | |
BestWebSoft Htaccess | <=1.7.5 | |
BestWebSoft Job Board | <=1.1.2 | |
BestWebSoft Latest Posts | <=0.2 | |
BestWebSoft Limit Attempts | <=1.1.7 | |
BestWebSoft LinkedIn wordpress | <=1.0.4 | |
BestWebSoft Multilanguage | <=1.2.1 | |
BestWebSoft Pagination | <=1.0.6 | |
BestWebSoft PDF & Print | <=1.9.3 | |
BestWebSoft Pinterest | <=1.0.4 | |
BestWebSoft Popular Posts | <=1.0.4 | |
BestWebSoft Portfolio | <=2.3 | |
BestWebSoft Post to CSV | <=1.3.0 | |
BestWebSoft Profile Extra | <=1.0.6 | |
BestWebSoft PromoBar | <=1.1.0 | |
BestWebSoft Quotes and Tips | <=1.31 | |
BestWebSoft Re-attacher | <=1.0.8 | |
BestWebSoft Realty | <=1.0.9 | |
BestWebSoft Relevant - Related Posts | <=1.1.9 | |
BestWebSoft Sender | <=1.2.0 | |
BestWebSoft SMTP | <=1.0.9 | |
BestWebSoft Social Buttons Pack | <=1.1.0 | |
BestWebSoft Subscriber | <=1.3.4 | |
BestWebSoft Testimonials | <=0.1.8 | |
BestWebSoft Timesheet | <=0.1.4 | |
BestWebSoft Twitter Button | <=2.54 | |
BestWebSoft Updater | <=1.34 | |
BestWebSoft User Role | <=1.5.5 | |
BestWebSoft Visitors Online | <=0.9 | |
BestWebSoft Zendesk Help Center | <=1.0.4 |
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The severity of CVE-2017-2171 is classified as a moderate vulnerability due to the potential for cross-site scripting attacks.
To fix CVE-2017-2171, update all affected plugins to their recommended versions or higher, specifically versions 4.3.0 for CAPTCHA, 1.0.5 for Car Rental, 1.2.1 for Contact Form Multi, 4.0.6 for Contact Form, 1.5.7 for Contact Form to DB, and various versions for other listed plugins.
CVE-2017-2171 affects several BestWebSoft plugins, including CAPTCHA, Car Rental, Contact Form, and others prior to their respective fixed versions.
CVE-2017-2171 is identified as a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts into webpages.
If not addressed, CVE-2017-2171 could allow attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in users' browsers, potentially compromising sensitive data.