WordPress Mingle Forum Plugin Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	46619
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Mar 01 2011 12:00AM
Updated:	Mar 01 2011 12:00AM
Credit:	High-Tech Bridge SA
Vulnerable:	WordPress Mingle Forum 1.0.28
Not Vulnerable:

WordPress Mingle Forum Plugin Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

The Mingle 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.

Mingle Forum 1.0.28 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

WordPress Mingle Forum Plugin Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

WordPress Mingle Forum Plugin Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

WordPress Mingle Forum Plugin Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• WordPress Homepage (WordPress)
  
• HTB22848: XSS in Mingle Forum wordpress plugin (advisory)
  
• HTB22848: XSS in Mingle Forum wordpress plugin (High-Tech Bridge SA)