Payment Form For Paypal ProWordPress extension · Codepeople

CVE-2015-7666

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.0 Published 2017-12-27
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 1.0.1 or later.
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the (1) cp_updateMessageItem and (2) cp_deleteMessageItem functions in cp_ppp_admin_int_message_list.inc.php in the Payment Form for PayPal Pro plugin before 1.0.2 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the cal parameter.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

The Payment Form for PayPal Pro WordPress plugin before version 1.0.2 contains multiple stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the cp_updateMessageItem and cp_deleteMessageItem functions within cp_ppp_admin_int_message_list.inc.php. The 'cal' parameter is not properly sanitized, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript or HTML via this parameter.

MitigationUpgrade to Payment Form for PayPal Pro version 1.0.2 or later. Until patched, disable the plugin or implement input validation/sanitization on the cal parameter in the affected functions.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Payment Form For Paypal ProWordPress extension
Affected:<= 1.0.1

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm plugin is installed
    Locate the Codepeople Payment Form For PayPal Pro plugin in your WordPress installation, typically found in /wp-content/plugins/ or via WordPress admin plugin list
    Affected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
  2. Check plugin version
    View the plugin header in its main PHP file or check the version in the WordPress admin plugins page
    Affected if Installed version is 1.0.1 or earlier (any version <= 1.0.1)
  3. Verify vulnerable file exists
    Check for the existence of cp_ppp_admin_int_message_list.inc.php in the plugin directory
    Affected if This file exists in the plugin folder (confirms the vulnerable code is present)
  4. Check for admin access
    Determine if the WordPress administrator interface is accessible or if admin users exist
    Affected if Admin access is possible - exploitation requires a logged-in administrator to trigger the XSS via the cal parameter in cp_updateMessageItem or cp_deleteMessageItem functions

If the plugin version is 1.0.1 or earlier and the file cp_ppp_admin_int_message_list.inc.php exists, the environment is affected by this stored XSS vulnerability.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 1.0.1
Interim mitigation

Upgrade to Payment Form for PayPal Pro version 1.0.2 or later. Until patched, disable the plugin or implement input validation/sanitization on the cal parameter in the affected functions.

Fix this in Payment Form For Paypal Pro Scoped from the published advisory
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