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WordPress Plugin Weather for us-animated weather widget Crypto Mining (1.8) - Vulnerability Database

WordPress Plugin Weather for us-animated weather widget Crypto Mining (1.8)

Description

WordPress Plugin Weather for us-animated weather widget includes JavaScript code that would mine cryptocurrency using the CPU resources of site visitors. This allows the plugin owner to earn money by using the CPU resources of visitors. WordPress Plugin Weather for us-animated weather widget version 1.8 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Disable the plugin until a fix is available

References

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2017/11/wordpress-plugin-banned-crypto-mining/

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Severity

High

Classification

CWE-829
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update