# CVE-2011-4618: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in advancedtext.php in Advanced Text Widget plugin before 2.0.2 for WordPress allows remote attacke

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2013-01-24 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in advancedtext.php in Advanced Text Widget plugin before 2.0.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the page parameter.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=466102%40advanced-text-widget&old=465828%40advanced-text-widget
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71412
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/19/6
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-04/0119.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50744
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520589
- http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/advanced-text-widget/changelog/
- http://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-advanced-text-widget-plugin-cross-site-scripting-vulnerabilities
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36324
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2011/CVE-2011-4618.yaml

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