WordPress WhyDoWork AdSense Cross Site Scripting and Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities

BID:68954

Info

WordPress WhyDoWork AdSense Cross Site Scripting and Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 68954
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2014-9099
CVE-2014-9100
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 28 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 03 2014 12:55AM
Credit: Dylan Irzi
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

WordPress WhyDoWork AdSense Cross Site Scripting and Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities

WhyDoWork AdSense plugin for WordPress is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability and a cross-site request-forgery vulnerability.

An attacker may exploit these issues to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site, steal cookie-based authentication credentials, or perform unauthorized actions. Other attacks may also be possible.

WhyDoWork AdSense plugin 1.2 and prior are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

WordPress WhyDoWork AdSense Cross Site Scripting and Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities

To exploit these issues, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim into following a malicious URI or visiting a malicious website.

The following example proof of concept is available:

Solution / Fix

WordPress WhyDoWork AdSense Cross Site Scripting and Cross Site Request Forgery 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].

References

WordPress WhyDoWork AdSense Cross Site Scripting and Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities

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