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cformsII Plugin for WordPress 'rs' Parameter XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 50512
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Synopsis
The remote web server hosts a PHP script that is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack.Description
The version of the cformsII plugin for WordPress hosted on the remote web server fails to sanitize user-supplied input to the 'rs' parameter of the 'lib_ajax.php' script before using it to generate dynamic HTML output.An attacker can leverage this issue to inject arbitrary HTML or script code into a user's browser to be executed within the security context of the affected site.
Note that the install is also likely to be vulnerable to a similar cross-site scripting attack involving the 'rsargs' parameter, although Nessus has not checked for this particular issue.
Solution
Unknown at this time.See Also
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514579/30/0/threaded
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 50512
File Name: cforms_rs_xss.nasl
Version: 1.17
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 11/8/2010
Updated: 6/4/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Enable CGI Scanning: true
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.8
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress
Required KB Items: installed_sw/WordPress, www/PHP
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/30/2010
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2010-3977
BID: 44587