WordPress Count Per Day Plugin Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	55231
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Aug 27 2012 12:00AM
Updated:	Aug 27 2012 12:00AM
Credit:	n0name
Vulnerable:	WordPress Count per Day 3.1.1 WordPress Count per Day 2.17
Not Vulnerable:

WordPress Count Per Day Plugin Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

The Count Per Day 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.

Count Per Day versions prior to 3.2.3 are vulnerable.

WordPress Count Per Day Plugin Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

WordPress Count Per Day Plugin Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

WordPress Count Per Day Plugin Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• [WordPress] CountPerDay 0day (n0lab)
  
• WordPress Count per Day Plugin Homepage (WordPress)
  
• WordPress Homepage (WordPress)