VDB-12143 · OSVDB 102763

WordPress up to 3.8.1 Media Manager Description Field Stored cross site scripting

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WordPress up to 3.8.1 (Content Management System). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Media Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Description Field Stored). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 02/01/2014 by Larry W. Cashdollar (@_larry0) with Vapid Labs as Title: Persistent XSS in Wordpress 3.3.1+dfsg-1 (Packaged with Ubuntu 12.04.4) as not defined exploit (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vapid.dhs.org. The vendor was not involved in the public release. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Larry W. Cashdollar (@_larry0) in Java and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at vapid.dhs.org. It is declared as functional.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Description Field Stored
Class: Cross site scripting / Description Field Stored
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Functional
Author: Larry W. Cashdollar (@_larry0)
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02/01/2014 🔍
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02/03/2014 +2 days 🔍
03/30/2019 +1881 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: Title: Persistent XSS in Wordpress 3.3.1+dfsg-1 (Packaged with Ubuntu 12.04.4)
Researcher: Larry W. Cashdollar (@_larry0)
Organization: Vapid Labs
Status: Not defined
OSVDB: 102763

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 02/03/2014 13:37
Updated: 03/30/2019 15:14
Changes: 02/03/2014 13:37 (54), 03/30/2019 15:14 (2)
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