WordPress upload.php cross-site scripting
| wordpress-upload-xss (35718) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
WordPress is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the upload.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the style parameter in a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 2.4 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Refer to WordPress trac: Ticket #4689 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- mybeNi websecurity blog: July 31st, 2007: 7. Wordpress /upload.php XSS Vulnerability.
- Wordpress trac Ticket #4689: Wordpress uploads.php Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability.
- BID-25158: WordPress Upload.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- BID-25161: WordPress Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-4139: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Temporary Uploads editing functionality (wp-admin/includes/upload.php) in WordPress 2.2.1, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the style parameter to wp-admin/upload.php.
- OSVDB ID: 36621: WordPress wp-admin/includes/upload.php style Parameter XSS
- SA26296: WordPress "style" Cross-Site Scripting
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2744: WordPress style Parameter Processing Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- WordPress WordPress 2.2.1
Reported:
Jul 31, 2007
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