WordPress Pool Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	25413
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Aug 13 2007 12:00AM
Updated:	Aug 31 2007 07:12PM
Credit:	MustLive is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	WordPress Pool 1.0.7
Not Vulnerable:

WordPress Pool Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

WordPress Pool is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

WordPress Pool Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:

http://www.example.com/index.php/%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert(document.cookie)%3C/script%3E

WordPress Pool Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: mailto:[email protected].

WordPress Pool Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Pool (WordPress)
  
• XSS ? ???? Pool 1.0.7 ??? WordPress (MustLive)