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Input validation vulnerability in WordPress Classifieds Plugin – Ad Directory & Listings by AWP Classifieds 3.3.1

  • Severity: medium-risk
  • Status: Open
  • Publication: December 9, 2014

The WordPress Classifieds Plugin – Ad Directory & Listings by AWP Classifieds plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to a type of attack called Reflected Cross-Site Scripting. This type of attack affects versions 3.3.1 and below of the plugin. It can allow malicious people to inject web scripts into pages that can be executed if a user takes an action like clicking a link, without the user needing to be authenticated. This happens because the plugin does not properly sanitize the input or escape the output.

Detected in:

AWP Classifieds fixed vulnerable versions:
WordPress Classifieds Plugin – Ad Directory & Listings by AWP Classifieds open vulnerable versions: >= * <= 3.3.1

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