NextGEN Gallery for WordPress Cross Site Scripting and Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities

BID:50383

Info

NextGEN Gallery for WordPress Cross Site Scripting and Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 50383
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 26 2011 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 26 2011 12:00AM
Credit: Alain Schneider
Vulnerable: WordPress NextGEN Gallery 1.8.3
Not Vulnerable: WordPress NextGEN Gallery 1.8.4

Discussion

NextGEN Gallery for WordPress Cross Site Scripting and Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities

NextGEN Gallery plugin for WordPress is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability and a cross-site request-forgery vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site, steal cookie-based authentication credentials, disclose or modify sensitive information, or perform unauthorized actions. Other attacks are also possible.

NextGen Gallery 1.8.3 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

NextGEN Gallery for WordPress Cross Site Scripting and Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities

To exploit these issues, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI or visit a malicious website.

Solution / Fix

NextGEN Gallery for WordPress Cross Site Scripting and Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities

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

References

NextGEN Gallery for WordPress Cross Site Scripting and Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities

References:

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