WordPress Swipe HQ Checkout for eShop Plugin Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
BID:68317
Info
WordPress Swipe HQ Checkout for eShop Plugin Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 68317 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2014-4556 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Apr 25 2014 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Apr 25 2014 12:00AM |
| Credit: | Prajal Kulkarni |
| Vulnerable: |
WordPress Swipe HQ Checkout for eShop 3.7 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
WordPress Swipe HQ Checkout for eShop Plugin Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Swipe HQ Checkout for eShop 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.
Swipe HQ Checkout for eShop 3.7 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Swipe HQ Checkout for eShop 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.
Swipe HQ Checkout for eShop 3.7 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Exploit / POC
WordPress Swipe HQ Checkout for eShop Plugin Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
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/wordpress/wp-content/wp-plugs/swipe-hq-checkout-for-eshop/test-plugin.php?api_url=api_url%27%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%284%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/wordpress/wp-content/wp-plugs/swipe-hq-checkout-for-eshop/test-plugin.php?api_url=api_url%27%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%284%29%3C/script%3E
Solution / Fix
WordPress Swipe HQ Checkout for eShop 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].
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 Swipe HQ Checkout for eShop Plugin Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
References:
References:
- swipe-hq-checkout-for-eshop Homepage (GitHub)
- WordPress HomePage (WordPress)
- wp-plugin : swipe-hq-checkout-for-eshop �?? A3-Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CodeVigilant)