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WordPress "demo" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA24430
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Release Date:
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2007-03-07
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Last Update:
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2007-04-02
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Popularity:
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10,124 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Cross Site Scripting
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | WordPress 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-1732
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Description:
Alexander Concha has discovered a vulnerability in WordPress, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
Input passed to the "demo" parameter in wp-admin/admin.php (when "import" is set to "mt") is not properly sanitised before being returned to a user. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site.
Successful exploitation requires that the target user is logged in as administrator.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.1.2. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly sanitised.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Alexander Concha
Changelog:
2007-04-02: Added CVE reference.
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