VDB-66811 · CVE-2013-2694 · BID 59045

WP Symposium 13.04 invite.php input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in WP Symposium 13.04 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the file invite.php. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-2694. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in WP Symposium 13.04 (WordPress Plugin) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file invite.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Open redirect vulnerability in invite.php in the WP Symposium plugin 13.04 for WordPress allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the u parameter.

The weakness was released 03/28/2014 by Charlie Eriksen (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-2694 since 03/26/2013. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

By approaching the search of inurl:invite.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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 59045†), OSVDB (92274†) and Secunia (SA52925†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-66812. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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03/26/2013 🔍
04/12/2013 +17 days 🔍
04/12/2013 +0 days 🔍
03/28/2014 +350 days 🔍
03/28/2014 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +361 days 🔍
05/09/2026 +4064 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Charlie Eriksen
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2013-2694 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-2694
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66811
SecurityFocus: 59045 - WordPress WP Symposium Plugin 'u' Parameter Open Redirection Vulnerability
Secunia: 52925 - WordPress WP Symposium Plugin "u" Redirection Weakness, Not Critical
OSVDB: 92274

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 05/09/2026 03:35
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (56), 02/27/2018 03:07 (1), 05/09/2026 03:35 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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