WordPress TheCartPress Plugin 'OptionsPostsList.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

BID:51216

Info

WordPress TheCartPress Plugin 'OptionsPostsList.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 51216
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 31 2011 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 31 2011 12:00AM
Credit: 6Scan
Vulnerable: WordPress TheCartPress 1.6
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

WordPress TheCartPress Plugin 'OptionsPostsList.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

The TheCartPress 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.

TheCartPress WordPress Plugin 1.6 and prior versions are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

WordPress TheCartPress Plugin 'OptionsPostsList.php' 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/wp-content/plugins/thecartpress/admin/OptionsPostsList.php?tcp_options_posts_update=sdf&tcp_name_post_234=%3Cimg%20src=[XSS]&tcp_post_ids[]=234

Solution / Fix

WordPress TheCartPress Plugin 'OptionsPostsList.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

References

WordPress TheCartPress Plugin 'OptionsPostsList.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:
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