WordPress 2.x Redoable Theme header.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in WordPress 2.x. This impacts an unknown function of the file header.php of the component Redoable Theme. The manipulation of the argument s leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-2757. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to disable the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in WordPress 2.x (Content Management System). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file header.php of the component Redoable Theme. The manipulation of the argument s with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. 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 summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Redoable 1.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the s parameter to (1) wp-content/themes/redoable/searchloop.php or (2) wp-content/themes/redoable/header.php.

The weakness was shared 05/18/2007 by John Martinelli (Website). The advisory is shared at redlevel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-2757 since 05/18/2007. 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 as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. By approaching the search of inurl:header.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

The best possible mitigation is suggested to be disabling the affected component.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (34363), SecurityFocus (BID 24037†), OSVDB (37041†) and Secunia (SA25310†). The entry VDB-85792 is related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Recommended: Disable
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Suricata ID: 2003872
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: redlevel.org
Researcher: John Martinelli
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-2757 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2757
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3089
X-Force: 34363 - Redoable header.php and searchloop.php cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 24037 - Redoable Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 25310 - WordPress Redoable Theme "s" Cross-Site Scripting, Less Critical
OSVDB: 37041 - WordPress Redoable Theme header.php s Parameter XSS

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 05/24/2007 19:02
Updated: 03/23/2019 23:02
Changes: 05/24/2007 19:02 (79), 03/23/2019 23:02 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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