VDB-106415 · CVE-2017-14313 · Qualys 176151

Shibboleth Plugin up to 1.7 on WordPress shibboleth.php add_query_arg cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Shibboleth Plugin up to 1.7 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function add_query_arg of the file shibboleth.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The shibboleth_login_form function in shibboleth.php in the Shibboleth plugin before 1.8 for WordPress is prone to an XSS vulnerability due to improper use of add_query_arg().

The bug was discovered 09/11/2017. The weakness was published 09/12/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-14313 since 09/11/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:shibboleth.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103197 (Debian DLA-1096-1 : wordpress-shibboleth security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176151 (Debian Security Update for wordpress-shibboleth (DSA 3973-1)).

Upgrading to version 1.8 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (103197).

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

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Nessus ID: 103197
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-1096-1 : wordpress-shibboleth security update
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OpenVAS ID: 53377
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3973-1 (wordpress-shibboleth - security update)
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Upgrade: Shibboleth Plugin 1.8
Patch: github.com

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Advisory: 1d65ad6786282d23ba1865f56e2fd19188e7c26a
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CVE: CVE-2017-14313 (🔍)
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/12/2017 13:30
Updated: 12/28/2022 12:21
Changes: 09/12/2017 13:30 (69), 11/15/2019 08:24 (9), 12/28/2022 12:21 (5)
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