WordPress WP-Stats-Dashboard Plugin Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID:	49197
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:	Dave Ligthart WP-Stats-Dashboard 2.6.5.1
Not Vulnerable:

WordPress WP-Stats-Dashboard Plugin Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

WP-Stats-Dashboard is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage these issues to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may let the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

WP-Stats-Dashboard 2.6.5.1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

WordPress WP-Stats-Dashboard Plugin Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Attackers can exploit these issues by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

The following example URIs are available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/49197.txt

WordPress WP-Stats-Dashboard Plugin Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

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 WP-Stats-Dashboard Plugin Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

References:

• HTB23035: Multiple XSS in WP-Stats-Dashboard (High-Tech Bridge SA Security Research Lab)
  
• Wordpress church_admin Plugin "id" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (Sammy Forgit)
  
• WP-Stats-Dashboard Homepage (Dave Ligthart)
  
• Multiple XSS in WP-Stats-Dashboard ([email protected])