WordPress WP-FeedStats plugin cross-site scripting
| wordpress-wpfeedstats-xss (35646) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The WP-FeedStats plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using various parameters to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- WordPress, WP-FeedStats plugin for WordPress prior to 2.4
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Wordpress (2.4 or later), available from the WordPress Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Thu Jul 26 2007 - 14:16:55 CDT, WordPress wp-feedstats persistent XSS at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-07/0584.html.
- WP-FeedStats plugin for Wordpress Web site, WP-FeedStats plugin at http://bueltge.de/wp-feedstats-de-plugin/171/.
- BID-25085: WordPress WP-FeedStats HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-4104: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the WP-FeedStats before 2.4 plugin for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, one of which involves an rss2 feed with an invalid or missing blog with an XSS sequence in the query string.
- SA26249: WP-FeedStats Plugin for WordPress Script Insertion Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jul 26, 2007
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