WordPress Newsletter Meenews Plugin 'idnews' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
BID:50783
Info
WordPress Newsletter Meenews Plugin 'idnews' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 50783 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: | |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Nov 23 2011 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Nov 23 2011 12:00AM |
| Credit: | Amir |
| Vulnerable: |
Daniel perez Newsletter Meenews 5.1 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
WordPress Newsletter Meenews Plugin 'idnews' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Newsletter Meenews Plugin 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.
Newsletter Meenews 5.1.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Newsletter Meenews Plugin 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.
Newsletter Meenews 5.1.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Exploit / POC
WordPress Newsletter Meenews Plugin 'idnews' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.
The following example URI is available:
http://www.example.com/[path]/wp-content/plugins/meenews/newsletter.php?idnews=[xss]
Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.
The following example URI is available:
http://www.example.com/[path]/wp-content/plugins/meenews/newsletter.php?idnews=[xss]
Solution / Fix
WordPress Newsletter Meenews Plugin 'idnews' 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].
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].
References
WordPress Newsletter Meenews Plugin 'idnews' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
References:
References:
- Newsletter Meenews Download Page (Daniel perez)
- WordPress Homepage (WordPress)
- Wordpress meenews 5.1 plugin Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities (Amir)