WordPress WP Photo Album Plus Plugin Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	57072
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Dec 30 2012 12:00AM
Updated:	Dec 30 2012 12:00AM
Credit:	k3170makan
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

WordPress WP Photo Album Plus Plugin Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

The WP Photo Album Plus 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.

WP Photo Album Plus 4.8.11 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

WordPress WP Photo Album Plus Plugin Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

WordPress WP Photo Album Plus Plugin 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 WP Photo Album Plus Plugin Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• WordPress Homepage (WordPress)