WP-Cumulus plugin for WordPress tagcloud cross-site scripting

wpcumulus-tagcloud-xss (54397) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

The WP-Cumulus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by tagcloud.swf. file. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the tagcloud 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: 4.3
  Access Vector: Network
  Access Complexity: Medium
  Authentication: None
  Confidentiality Impact: None
  Integrity Impact: Partial
  Availability Impact: None
 
Temporal Score: 3.7
  Exploitability: High
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of WP-Cumulus plugin (1.23 or later), available from the WordPress Web site. See References.

References:

  • BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Nov 21 2009: Vulnerabilities in plugins for WordPress.
  • Websecurity - Web Security Web Site: Vulnerability in WP-Cumulus for WordPress.
  • WordPress Web site: WP-Cumulus.
  • BID-37100: WordPress WP-Cumulus Plugin 'tagcloud.swf' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
  • BID-37102: WordPress WP-Cumulus Plugin Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
  • BID-37479: Joomla! Joomulus Component 'tagcloud.swf' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
  • CVE-2009-4168: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Roy Tanck tagcloud.swf, as used in the WP-Cumulus plugin before 1.23 for WordPress and the Joomulus module 2.0 and earlier for Joomla!, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the tagcloud parameter in a tags action. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in tagcloud.swf in the WP-Cumulus Plug-in before 1.23 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the tagcloud parameter.
  • CVE-2009-4169: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-cumulus.php in the WP-Cumulus Plug-in before 1.22 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
  • OSVDB ID: 60497: WP-Cumulus Plugin for WordPress wp-content/plugins/wp-cumulus/tagcloud.swf tagcloud Parameter XSS
  • OSVDB ID: 60627: WP-Cumulus Plugin for WordPress Unspecified XSS
  • SA37483: WordPress WP-Cumulus Plugin "tagcloud" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
  • SA38161: Joomla! JVClouds3D Module "tagcloud" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
  • VUPEN/ADV-2009-3322: WP-Cumulus Plugin for WordPress Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

  • WordPress WP-Cumulus Plugin for WordPress 1.00
  • WordPress WP-Cumulus Plugin for WordPress 1.01
  • WordPress WP-Cumulus Plugin for WordPress 1.02
  • WordPress WP-Cumulus Plugin for WordPress 1.03
  • WordPress WP-Cumulus Plugin for WordPress 1.04
  • WordPress WP-Cumulus Plugin for WordPress 1.05
  • WordPress WP-Cumulus Plugin for WordPress 1.10
  • WordPress WP-Cumulus Plugin for WordPress 1.11
  • WordPress WP-Cumulus Plugin for WordPress 1.12
  • WordPress WP-Cumulus Plugin for WordPress 1.13
  • WordPress WP-Cumulus Plugin for WordPress 1.14
  • WordPress WP-Cumulus Plugin for WordPress 1.15
  • WordPress WP-Cumulus Plugin for WordPress 1.16
  • WordPress WP-Cumulus Plugin for WordPress 1.17
  • WordPress WP-Cumulus Plugin for WordPress 1.18
  • WordPress WP-Cumulus Plugin for WordPress 1.19
  • WordPress WP-Cumulus Plugin for WordPress 1.20
  • WordPress WP-Cumulus Plugin for WordPress 1.21
  • WordPress WP-Cumulus Plugin for WordPress 1.22

Reported:

Sep 11, 2009

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