WordPress 'press-this.php' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

BID:30238

Info

WordPress 'press-this.php' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 30238
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 15 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 16 2008 10:28PM
Credit: These issues were disclosed by the vendor.
Vulnerable: WordPress WordPress 2.5.1
WordPress WordPress 2.3.3
WordPress WordPress 2.3.2
WordPress WordPress 2.3.1
WordPress WordPress 2.2.3
WordPress WordPress 2.2.2
WordPress WordPress 2.2.1
WordPress WordPress 2.2.1
WordPress WordPress 2.1.3
WordPress WordPress 2.1.3
WordPress WordPress 2.1.2
WordPress WordPress 2.1.1
WordPress WordPress 2.0.11
WordPress WordPress 2.0.10
WordPress WordPress 2.0.7
WordPress WordPress 2.0.6
WordPress WordPress 2.0.5
WordPress WordPress 2.0.4
WordPress WordPress 2.0.3
WordPress WordPress 2.0.2
WordPress WordPress 2.0.1
WordPress WordPress 2.0
WordPress WordPress 2.5
WordPress WordPress 2.3
WordPress WordPress 2.2 Revision 5003
WordPress WordPress 2.2 Revision 5002
WordPress WordPress 2.2
WordPress WordPress 2.1.3-RC2
WordPress WordPress 2.1.3-RC1
WordPress WordPress 2.1
WordPress WordPress 2.0.10-RC2
WordPress WordPress 2.0.10-RC1
Not Vulnerable: WordPress WordPress 2.6

Discussion

WordPress 'press-this.php' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

WordPress is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

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

Versions prior to WordPress 2.6 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

WordPress 'press-this.php' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

An attacker can exploit these issues by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

The following proof-of-concept URIs are available:

Solution / Fix

WordPress 'press-this.php' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Vendor fixes are available. Please see the references for more information.


WordPress WordPress 2.1.3-RC1

WordPress WordPress 2.2

WordPress WordPress 2.5

WordPress WordPress 2.0.10-RC1

WordPress WordPress 2.2 Revision 5003

WordPress WordPress 2.1

WordPress WordPress 2.3

WordPress WordPress 2.0.10-RC2

WordPress WordPress 2.2 Revision 5002

WordPress WordPress 2.1.3-RC2

WordPress WordPress 2.0

WordPress WordPress 2.0.1

WordPress WordPress 2.0.10

WordPress WordPress 2.0.11

WordPress WordPress 2.0.2

WordPress WordPress 2.0.3

WordPress WordPress 2.0.4

WordPress WordPress 2.0.5

WordPress WordPress 2.0.6

WordPress WordPress 2.0.7

WordPress WordPress 2.1.1

WordPress WordPress 2.1.2

WordPress WordPress 2.1.3

WordPress WordPress 2.1.3

WordPress WordPress 2.2.1

WordPress WordPress 2.2.1

WordPress WordPress 2.2.2

WordPress WordPress 2.2.3

WordPress WordPress 2.3.1

WordPress WordPress 2.3.2

WordPress WordPress 2.3.3

WordPress WordPress 2.5.1

References

WordPress 'press-this.php' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

References:
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