WordPress wp-admin/post.php cross-site request forgery
| wordpress-post-csrf (32703) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
WordPress is vulnerable to a cross-site request forgery, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the wp-admin/post.php script. If "action" is set to "delete", a remote attacker could send a specially-crafted HTTP request using the post parameter to cause the administrator to perform arbitrary tasks, once the administrator views the malicious request. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform cross-site scripting attacks, Web cache poisoning and other malicious activities.
Platforms Affected:
- Gentoo, Linux
- WordPress, WordPress prior to 2.1.1
Remedy:
For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to GLSA 200703-23 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Mon Feb 26 2007 - 14:50:57 CST, WordPress AdminPanel CSRF/XSS - 0day at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-02/0583.html.
- WordPress Web site, WordPress at http://wordpress.org/.
- BID-22735: Wordpress Post.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-1244: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the AdminPanel in WordPress 2.1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to perform privileged actions as administrators, as demonstrated using the delete action in wp-admin/post.php. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and steal cookies via the post parameter.
- GLSA-200703-23: WordPress: Multiple vulnerabilities
- SA24566: Gentoo wordpress Multiple Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Feb 26, 2007
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