WordPress Question and Answer Forum Plugin 'title' Variable Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

BID:46613

Info

WordPress Question and Answer Forum Plugin 'title' Variable Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 46613
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 01 2011 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 01 2011 12:00AM
Credit: David Woodford
Vulnerable: WordPress Question and Answer Forum Plugin 1.2.4
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

WordPress Question and Answer Forum Plugin 'title' Variable Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

The Question and Answer Forum plugin for WordPress is prone to a cross-site-scripting vulnerability because it 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 can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Question and Answer Forum 1.2.4 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

WordPress Question and Answer Forum Plugin 'title' Variable Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.

Solution / Fix

WordPress Question and Answer Forum Plugin 'title' Variable Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please contact the vendor for more information.

References

WordPress Question and Answer Forum Plugin 'title' Variable Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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