WordPress options.php cross-site scripting
| wordpress-options-xss (35722) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
WordPress is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the options.php script. An authenticated remote attacker with Admin privileges or the _wpnonce Authentication Token could exploit this vulnerability using the Admin Panel 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:
- Debian, Debian Linux 4.0
- WordPress, WordPress 2.2.1
Remedy:
Refer to WordPress trac: Ticket #4690 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- mybeNi websecurity blog: July 31st, 2007, Wordpress /options.php Persistant XSS Vulnerability at http://mybeni.rootzilla.de/mybeNi/2007/wordpress_zeroday_vulnerability_roundhouse_kick_and_why_i_nearly_wrote_the_first_blog_worm/.
- Wordpress trac Ticket #4690, Wordpress options.php SQL Injection Vulnerability at http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4690.
- BID-25161: WordPress Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-4153: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WordPress 2.2.1 allow remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the Options Database Table in the Admin Panel, accessed through options.php; or (2) the opml_url parameter to link-import.php. NOTE: this might not cross privilege boundaries in some configurations, since the Administrator role has the unfiltered_html capability.
- DSA-1564: wordpress -- multiple vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jul 31, 2007
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