WordPress Flowplayer Plugin Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	50008
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2011-4568
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 07 2011 12:00AM
Updated:	Dec 05 2011 06:07PM
Credit:	The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable:	WordPress Flowplayer Plugin 1.2.11
Not Vulnerable:	WordPress Flowplayer Plugin 1.2.12

WordPress Flowplayer Plugin Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

The Flowplayer 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.

Flowplayer WordPress Plugin 1.2.11 and prior versions are vulnerable.

WordPress Flowplayer Plugin Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

WordPress Flowplayer Plugin Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

WordPress Flowplayer Plugin Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Plugin Homepage (WordPress)