WordPress Amazon Associate Plugin Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID:	49307
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Aug 25 2011 12:00AM
Updated:	Aug 25 2011 12:00AM
Credit:	Reported by the vendor.
Vulnerable:	MDBitz WordPress Amazon Associate 1.7.2 MDBitz WordPress Amazon Associate 1.7.1
Not Vulnerable:	MDBitz WordPress Amazon Associate 1.7.4

WordPress Amazon Associate Plugin Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

The WordPress Amazon Associate plug-in for WordPress 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.

Versions prior to WordPress Amazon Associate 1.7.4 are vulnerable.

WordPress Amazon Associate Plugin Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

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

WordPress Amazon Associate Plugin Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

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

WordPress Amazon Associate Plugin Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

References:

• WordPress Homepage (WordPress)
  
• WordPress Amazon Associate Homepage (MDBitz)
  
• WordPress-Amazon-Associate Changelog (WordPress)