Ad-minister up to 0.6 key cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ad-minister up to 0.6. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation of the argument key causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2013-6993. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Ad-minister up to 0.6 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument key 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:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Ad-minister plugin 0.6 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the key parameter in a delete action to wp-admin/tools.php.

The weakness was disclosed 01/03/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at htbridge.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-6993 since 12/06/2013. 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 packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12852 (WordPress Ad-Minister Plugin Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (90038), SecurityFocus (BID 64536†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43640†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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01/03/2014 +8 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +372 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: htbridge.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2013-6993 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-6993
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-65947
X-Force: 90038
SecurityFocus: 64536 - WordPress Ad-minister Plugin 'key' Paramter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 43640 - Ad-Minister 0.6 and Earlier for WordPress Remote XSS Vulnerability, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 12/23/2024 02:05
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (52), 05/23/2017 08:44 (3), 07/03/2024 14:05 (24), 12/23/2024 02:05 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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