Flash News (All Versions) - Multiple Vulnerabilities

9.8
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CVSS 9.8 (Critical)
Publicly Published February 2, 2013
Last Updated February 3, 2023
Researcher Eugene Dokukin

Description

The Flash News Theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting in all versions due to inclusion of a vulnerable version of TimThumb. This makes it possible for attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in a victim's browser. The plugin is also vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload, Denial of Service Attacks, and Full Path Disclosure. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible, deny availability to legitimate users, and read sensitive information such as the full path of the WordPress installation.

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Vulnerability Details for Flash News

Software Type Theme
Software Slug flashnews (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Remediation No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Affected Version
  • All Versions

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