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CVE-2015-10090: Landing Pages Plugin cross site scripting

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Landing Pages Plugin up to 1.8.7 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 1.8.8 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is c8e22c1340c11fedfb0a0a67ea690421bdb62b94. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-222320.

MediumCVSS 4Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

This is a cross-site scripting issue in the WordPress Landing Pages Plugin versions 1.8.0 through 1.8.7. An attacker with required access could cause script execution in a user’s browser. The documented fix is upgrading to version 1.8.8.

Executive priority

Treat this as a moderate web application risk. Prioritize remediation on public WordPress sites using the affected plugin, but the provided evidence does not support emergency handling for active exploitation.

Technical view

CVE-2015-10090 maps to CWE-79 and affects Landing Pages Plugin up to 1.8.7. The CVSS v2 vector is AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N, indicating network reachability, low complexity, required authentication, partial integrity impact, and no confidentiality or availability impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running Landing Pages Plugin versions 1.8.0 through 1.8.7. The CVSS vector indicates authentication is required, reducing broad unauthenticated internet risk.

Exploitation context

The sources describe remote exploitability and required authentication, but do not identify active exploitation. The CVE is not listed as KEV in the provided bundle.

Researcher notes

The bundle does not identify the exact vulnerable parameter, request path, or XSS subtype. Use the referenced 1.8.8 release and patch commit for root-cause review, and avoid assuming exploitability beyond authenticated, remote XSS.

Mitigation direction

  • Upgrade Landing Pages Plugin to version 1.8.8 or later.
  • If upgrade is delayed, disable or remove the plugin where business impact allows.
  • Limit plugin access to trusted authenticated users until remediation is complete.
  • Check vendor or maintainer guidance for any additional mitigation details.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory WordPress sites for Landing Pages Plugin installations.
  • Confirm installed plugin versions are not 1.8.0 through 1.8.7.
  • Verify upgraded sites show Landing Pages Plugin version 1.8.8 or later.
  • Review access controls for users who can manage landing pages.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
6

Public sources used

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Potential ATT&CK relevance

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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup

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Severity
Medium
CVSS
4 (2.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
5Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
4CVSS 2.0MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N82.9Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 2.0 score

4Medium
CVSS 2.0 vector shape for CVE-2015-10090Access VectorAccess ComplexityAuthenticationConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocal
Access Complexity
LowMediumHigh
Authentication
NoneSingleMultiple
Confidentiality Impact
CompletePartialNone
Integrity Impact
CompletePartialNone
Availability Impact
CompletePartialNone

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
n/aLanding Pages Plugin1.8.0, 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3, 1.8.4, 1.8.5, 1.8.6, 1.8.7Listed
Weakness

CWE details

CWE-79

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CWE-79 · source CWE mapping

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.

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