Genetechsolutions Pie-Register up to 1.30 wp-login.php pass2 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Genetechsolutions Pie-Register. This impacts an unknown function of the file wp-login.php. This manipulation of the argument pass2 causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-4954. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Genetechsolutions Pie-Register and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file wp-login.php. The manipulation of the argument pass2 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:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in wp-login.php in the Genetech Solutions Pie-Register plugin before 1.31 for WordPress, when "Allow New Registrations to set their own Password" is enabled, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) pass1 or (2) pass2 parameter in a register action. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was shared 07/29/2013 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at plugins.trac.wordpress.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-4954 since 07/29/2013. The exploitation appears to be difficult. 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 public 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-login.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 1.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (85604), Exploit-DB (38643), SecurityFocus (BID 61140†), OSVDB (95160†) and Secunia (SA54123†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Pie-Register 1.2.1

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07/12/2013 🔍
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07/29/2013 +17 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +603 days 🔍
03/12/2025 +3641 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: plugins.trac.wordpress.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-4954 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4954
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-64579
X-Force: 85604
SecurityFocus: 61140 - WordPress Pie Register Plugin 'wp-login.php' Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 54123 - WordPress Pie Register Plugin Two Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 95160

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 03/12/2025 13:17
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (53), 02/28/2019 17:12 (7), 03/12/2025 13:17 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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