Forms for Mailchimp by Optin Cat – Grow Your MailChimp List <= 2.5.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Vulnerability Description
The Forms for Mailchimp by Optin Cat – Grow Your MailChimp List plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- vgo0
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/86389489-9f9d-479b-b351-19f25166fc91?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mailchimp-wp/trunk/includes/eoi-subscribers.php#L353
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3198558/mailchimp-wp/trunk/includes/eoi-subscribers.php
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