Search Unleashed plugin for WordPress log cross-site scripting
| searchunleashed-log-xss (40513) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The Search Unleashed plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the log display. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the search field 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 log page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- John Godley, Search Unleashed plugin for WordPress 0.2.10
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Search Unleashed plugin for WordPress (0.2.11 or later), available from the Urban Giraffe Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Feb 13 2008 - 14:33:29 CST, Search Unleashed 0.2.10 JavaScript injection (Wordpress plugin) at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-02/0203.html.
- Urban Giraffe Web site, Search Unleashed at http://urbangiraffe.com/plugins/search-unleashed/.
- BID-27791: Search Unleashed 'Log' Function HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-0837: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the log feature in the John Godley Search Unleashed 0.2.10 plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the s parameter, which is not properly handled when the administrator views the log file.
- SA28968: WordPress Search Unleashed Plugin "s" Script Insertion Vulnerability
Reported:
Feb 13, 2008
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