WordPress Automattic Stats Module Referer Field HTML Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	24551
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2007-3288
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jun 19 2007 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:37PM
Credit:	Matteo Carli is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	Skeltoac Automattic Stats 1.0
Not Vulnerable:

WordPress Automattic Stats Module Referer Field HTML Injection Vulnerability

The Automattic Stats module for WordPress is prone to an HTML-injection vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input data.

Exploiting this issue may allow an attacker to execute HTML and script code in the context of the affected site, to steal cookie-based authentication credentials, or to control how the site is rendered to the user; other attacks are also possible.

This issue affects Automattic Stats module for WordPress 1.0; other versions may also be affected.

WordPress Automattic Stats Module Referer Field HTML Injection Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

WordPress Automattic Stats Module Referer Field HTML Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
Reports indicate that this issue may have been patched, but Symantec has not confirmed this.

WordPress Automattic Stats Module Referer Field HTML Injection Vulnerability

References:

• Automattic Stats Home Page (Skeltoac )
  
• Persistent cross-site scripting in wordpress.com dashboard ([email protected])