Cimy Counter for WordPress HTTP Response-Splitting and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

vendor:

Cimy Counter for WordPress

by:

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

HTTP Response-Splitting, Cross-Site Scripting

CWE

Product Name: Cimy Counter for WordPress

Affected Version From:

Affected Version To: Cimy Counter for WordPress versions prior to 0.9.5

Patch Exists: YES

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Cimy Counter for WordPress HTTP Response-Splitting and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Cimy Counter for WordPress is prone to an HTTP response-splitting vulnerability and a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker may leverage these issues to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user, steal cookie-based authentication credentials, and influence how web content is served, cached, or interpreted. This could aid in various attacks that try to entice client users into a false sense of trust.

Mitigation:

Update to Cimy Counter for WordPress version 0.9.5 or later.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41132/info

Cimy Counter for WordPress is prone to an HTTP response-splitting vulnerability and a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage these issues to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user, steal cookie-based authentication credentials, and influence how web content is served, cached, or interpreted. This could aid in various attacks that try to entice client users into a false sense of trust.

Versions prior to Cimy Counter for WordPress 0.9.5 are vulnerable. 

The following example URIs are available:

http://www.example.com/wp-content/plugins/cimy-counter/cc_redirect.php?cc=Downloads&fn=data:text/html;base64,PHNjcmlwdD5hbGVydChkb2N1bWVudC5jb29raWUpPC9zY3JpcHQ%2b

http://www.example.com/wp-content/plugins/cimy-counter/cc_redirect.php?cc=TestCounter&fn=%0AHeader:test