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XSS Vulnerability in Uploader (plugin for WordPress) version 1.0.4


Dognædis Ref.: DGS-SEC-16

CVE Ref: CVE-2013-2287

Release Date: 2013/03/01

Discover Credits: CodeV - Code Analyzer

Bulletin Author(s): RMBR - CodeV Team

Contact: [email protected]

Type: Cross Site Scripting

Level: High (Low/High/Critical)

CVSS: 4.9 (Av:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:P/A:N)

Vulnerable Application: Uploader plugin for WordPress (1.0.4)

Overview:
Uploader creates an Uploader role for file uploading.

Scope:

File: /wp-content/plugins/uploader/views/notify.php Vulnerable Argument(s): $_GET['notify'] $_GET['blog']

Code:
line 26: echo $output;

Proof(s) of Concept:
<app_root>/wp-content/plugins/uploader/views/notify.php?notify=unnotif&blog=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28123%29;%3C/script%3E


Description:
Cross-site scripting (XSS) is a type of computer security vulnerability typically found in web applications that enables attackers to inject client-side script into web pages viewed by other users. A cross-site scripting vulnerability may be used by attackers to bypass access controls such as the same origin policy.

Impact:
Generally, by exploiting this kind of vulnerability, it might be possible to achieve possible attack vectors to various kinds of attacks such as:
- Session/Cookie theft
- Account Hijacking
- Identity theft
- Accessing confidential resources
- Accessing pay content
- Account Denial of service

Resolution:
Aiming a correct resolution of the identified vulnerability, the data obtained through the $output input argument should be properly sanitized for HTML and following ECMAS usage.

Official Solution:
At the moment, there is no official solution for the reported vulnerabilities.

External References:
http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Cross-site_Scripting_(XSS)
http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Cross-Site_Request_Forgery_(CSRF)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-site_scripting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_injection


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