WordPress Photo Album up to 6.1.2 wppa-ajax-front.php comemail/comname cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in WordPress Photo Album up to 6.1.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file wppa-ajax-front.php. This manipulation of the argument comemail/comname causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2015-3647. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in WordPress Photo Album up to 6.1.2 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file wppa-ajax-front.php. The manipulation of the argument comemail/comname 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 wppa-ajax-front.php in the WP Photo Album Plus (aka WPPA) plugin before 6.1.3 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) comemail or (2) comname parameter in a wppa do-comment action.

The weakness was published 05/21/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared at wordpress.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-3647 since 05/06/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:wppa-ajax-front.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10768 (WordPress WP Photo Album Plus Plugin Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 6.1.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 74741†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51659†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WordPress Photo Album 6.1.3

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05/20/2015 +14 days 🔍
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11/25/2024 +3407 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 131976
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-3647 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-3647
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75505
SecurityFocus: 74741 - WordPress WP Photo Album Plus Plugin 'wppa-ajax-front.php' Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 51659 - WP Photo Album Plus Plugin before 6.1.3 for WordPress Multiple Remote XSS Vulnerabilities in wppa-ajax-front.php, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 05/22/2015 10:11
Updated: 11/25/2024 17:27
Changes: 05/22/2015 10:11 (54), 08/03/2017 03:33 (9), 05/19/2022 09:33 (3), 06/09/2024 09:13 (15), 11/25/2024 17:27 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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