WordPress 'press-this.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

BID:37014

Info

WordPress 'press-this.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 37014
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2009-3891
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 12 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 16 2015 05:42PM
Credit: Benjamin Flesch
Vulnerable: WordPress WordPress 2.8.5
WordPress WordPress 2.8.4
WordPress WordPress 2.8.3
WordPress WordPress 2.8.2
WordPress WordPress 2.8.1
WordPress WordPress 2.8
Not Vulnerable: WordPress WordPress 2.8.6

Discussion

WordPress 'press-this.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

WordPress is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before using it in dynamically generated content.

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 allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

This issue affects versions prior to WordPress 2.8.6.

Exploit / POC

WordPress 'press-this.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

WordPress 'press-this.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for details.


WordPress WordPress 2.8

WordPress WordPress 2.8.1

WordPress WordPress 2.8.2

WordPress WordPress 2.8.3

WordPress WordPress 2.8.4

WordPress WordPress 2.8.5

References

WordPress 'press-this.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

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