iTwitter up to 0.04 iTwitter.php itex_t_twitter_userpass cross-site request forgery

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in iTwitter up to 0.04. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file iTwitter.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument itex_t_twitter_userpass can lead to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2014-9336. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability has been found in iTwitter up to 0.04 (Social Network Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file iTwitter.php. The manipulation of the argument itex_t_twitter_userpass with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the iTwitter plugin 0.04 and earlier for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the (1) itex_t_twitter_username or (2) itex_t_twitter_userpass parameter in the iTwitter.php page to wp-admin/options-general.php.

The weakness was presented 12/19/2014 as not defined mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is available at seclists.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-9336 since 12/07/2014. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

By approaching the search of inurl:iTwitter.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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• Social Network Software

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• iTwitter

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• 0.04

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