WordPress Yahoo! Updates Plugin CVE-2014-4603 Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
BID:68401
Info
WordPress Yahoo! Updates Plugin CVE-2014-4603 Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
| Bugtraq ID: | 68401 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2014-4603 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Jul 04 2014 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Jul 04 2014 12:00AM |
| Credit: | Anant Shrivastava |
| Vulnerable: | |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
WordPress Yahoo! Updates Plugin CVE-2014-4603 Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
WordPress Yahoo! Updates plugin 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.
Yahoo! Updates 1.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
WordPress Yahoo! Updates plugin 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.
Yahoo! Updates 1.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Exploit / POC
WordPress Yahoo! Updates Plugin CVE-2014-4603 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/yahoo-updates-for-wordpres /yupdates_application.php?secret=alert(document.cookie)&key=keyalert(document.cookie)&appid=alert(document.cookie)&
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/yahoo-updates-for-wordpres /yupdates_application.php?secret=alert(document.cookie)&key=keyalert(document.cookie)&appid=alert(document.cookie)&
Solution / Fix
WordPress Yahoo! Updates Plugin CVE-2014-4603 Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Solution:
Currently, we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or 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 are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].
References
WordPress Yahoo! Updates Plugin CVE-2014-4603 Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
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