Wordpress Recommend To a Friend Plugin 'current_url' parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
BID:64548
Info
Wordpress Recommend To a Friend Plugin 'current_url' parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 64548 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2013-7276 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Dec 24 2013 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Jan 09 2014 06:41PM |
| Credit: | Ashiyane Digital Security Team |
| Vulnerable: | |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
Wordpress Recommend To a Friend Plugin 'current_url' parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Recommend To a Friend Plugin for WordPress is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently 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 may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.
Recommend To a Friend 2.0.2 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Recommend To a Friend Plugin for WordPress is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently 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 may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.
Recommend To a Friend 2.0.2 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Exploit / POC
Wordpress Recommend To a Friend Plugin 'current_url' parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
To exploit this issue an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user into following a malicious URI.
Following example URI is available.
http://www.example.com/wp-content/plugins/recommend-a-friend/inc/raf_form.php?current_url=[XSS]
To exploit this issue an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user into following a malicious URI.
Following example URI is available.
http://www.example.com/wp-content/plugins/recommend-a-friend/inc/raf_form.php?current_url=[XSS]
Solution / Fix
Wordpress Recommend To a Friend Plugin 'current_url' 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].
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Wordpress Recommend To a Friend Plugin 'current_url' parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
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