WordPress Fast Secure Contact Form 'index.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	49193
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Aug 17 2011 12:00AM
Updated:	Aug 17 2011 12:00AM
Credit:	High-Tech Bridge SA Security Research Lab
Vulnerable:	Elegant WordPress Themes Fast Secure Contact Form 3.0.3.1
Not Vulnerable:	Elegant WordPress Themes Fast Secure Contact Form 3.0.3.2

WordPress Fast Secure Contact Form 'index.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

The Fast Secure Contact Form 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.

Versions prior to Fast Secure Contact Form 3.0.3.2 are vulnerable.

WordPress Fast Secure Contact Form 'index.php' 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/49193.txt

WordPress Fast Secure Contact Form 'index.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

WordPress Fast Secure Contact Form 'index.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Changelog: Fast Secure Contact Form PHP Script version (Elegant WordPress Themes)
  
• Fast Secure Contact Form Homepage (Elegant WordPress Themes )
  
• HTB23036: XSS in Fast Secure Contact Form wordpress plugin (High-Tech Bridge SA Security Research Lab)
  
• WordPress Homepage (WordPress)
  
• XSS in Fast Secure Contact Form wordpress plugin ([email protected])