SocialFit Plugin up to 1.2.2 popup.php msg cross site scripting

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in SocialFit Plugin up to 1.2.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /wp-content/plugins/socialfit/popup.php. This manipulation of the argument msg causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-20005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in SocialFit Plugin up to 1.2.2. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file /wp-content/plugins/socialfit/popup.php. The manipulation of the argument msg with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

SocialFit plugin for WordPress through 1.2.2 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject scripts via the unsanitized msg parameter. Attackers can craft GET requests to /wp-content/plugins/socialfit/popup.php with service=googleplus and malicious msg values to execute script and steal session cookies. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-19.

It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-20005 since 10/14/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:wp-content/plugins/socialfit/popup.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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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• SocialFit Plugin

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• 1.2.0
• 1.2.1
• 1.2.2

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• end of life

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