BestWebSoft Portfolio Plugin bws_menu.php bws_add_menu_render cross site scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in BestWebSoft Portfolio Plugin up to 2.27. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function bws_add_menu_render of the file bws_menu/bws_menu.php. The manipulation of the argument bwsmn_form_email leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 2.28 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is d2ede580474665af56ff262a05783fbabe4529b8. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-248956.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BestWebSoft | Portfolio Plugin | 2.0; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 2.4; 2.5; 2.6; 2.7; 2.8; 2.9; 2.10; 2.11; 2.12; 2.13; 2.14; 2.15; 2.16; 2.17; 2.18; 2.19; 2.20; 2.21; 2.22; 2.23; 2.24; 2.25; 2.26; 2.27 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Portfolio Plugin VendorBestWebSoft Affected 2.0; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 2.4; 2.5; 2.6; 2.7; 2.8; 2.9; 2.10; 2.11; 2.12; 2.13; 2.14; 2.15; 2.16; 2.17; 2.18; 2.19; 2.20; 2.21; 2.22; 2.23; 2.24; 2.25; 2.26; 2.27 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:portfolio:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 2.28 | Vulnerable | BestWebSoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:portfolio:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.28 Vulnerable ·BestWebSoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-125109
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q76p-m6h8-c3rv
References
More BestWebSoft Portfolio vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-05440 BestWebSoft Portfolio Plugin cross-site request forgery CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-01471 Cross-site scripting in BestWebSoft Captcha CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2014-125109 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-125109 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q76p-m6h8-c3rv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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