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WordPress "posts_columns" Cross-Site Scripting
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA27407
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Release Date:
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2007-10-29
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Last Update:
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2007-10-31
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Popularity:
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6,901 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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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | WordPress 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-5710
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Description:
Janek Vind has discovered a vulnerability in WordPress, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
Input passed to the "posts_columns" parameter in wp-admin/edit-post-rows.php is not properly sanitised before being returned to the 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 "register_globals" is enabled.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.3. Prior versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 2.3.1.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Janek Vind "waraxe"
Changelog:
2007-10-29: Added vendor link to the "Original Advisory" section.
2007-10-31: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
Janek Vind:
http://www.waraxe.us/advisory-59.html
WordPress:
http://wordpress.org/development/2007/10/wordpress-231/
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