Placester WordPress Plugin 'ajax_action' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	47142
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Apr 03 2011 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 03 2011 12:00AM
Credit:	John Leitch
Vulnerable:	WordPress Placester 0.1
Not Vulnerable:

Placester WordPress Plugin 'ajax_action' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

The Placester WordPress Plugin 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.

Placester 0.1.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Placester WordPress Plugin 'ajax_action' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

The following example URI is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/47142.txt

Placester WordPress Plugin 'ajax_action' Parameter 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].

Placester WordPress Plugin 'ajax_action' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Placester WordPress Plugin Homepage (WordPress)