WhyDoWork AdSense 1.2 idcode cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in WhyDoWork AdSense 1.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument idcode leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-9100. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WhyDoWork AdSense 1.2. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument idcode with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WhyDoWork AdSense plugin 1.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the idcode parameter in the whydowork_adsense page to wp-admin/options-general.php.

The weakness was disclosed 11/26/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-9100 since 11/26/2014. 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. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 68954†). The entry VDB-73006 is pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source 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: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/28/2014 🔍
11/26/2014 +121 days 🔍
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03/27/2015 +121 days 🔍
04/04/2022 +2565 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 127658⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-9100 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9100
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73007
SecurityFocus: 68954 - WordPress WhyDoWork AdSense Cross Site Scripting and Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 04/04/2022 16:15
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (47), 04/06/2018 11:53 (7), 04/04/2022 16:15 (3)
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