WordPress Bonus Theme 's' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	50527
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Nov 04 2011 12:00AM
Updated:	Nov 04 2011 12:00AM
Credit:	3spi0n
Vulnerable:	WordPress Bonus Theme 1.0
Not Vulnerable:

WordPress Bonus Theme 's' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

The Bonus theme 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.

Bonus 1.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

WordPress Bonus Theme 's' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

The following example URL is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/50527.txt

WordPress Bonus Theme 's' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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 Bonus Theme 's' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• WordPress Homepage (WordPress)