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FeedList Plugin for WordPress 'i' Parameter XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 50651
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Synopsis
The remote web server hosts a PHP script that is affected by a cross- site scripting vulnerability.Description
The version of the FeedList plugin for WordPress installed on the remote host does not sanitize input to the 'i' parameter of the 'handler_image.php' script before using it to generate dynamic HTML.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.
Solution
Ugrade to version 2.70.00 or later.See Also
https://packetstormsecurity.com/1011-exploits/wpfeedlist-xss.txt
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/664535/feedlist
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 50651
File Name: feedlist_i_xss.nasl
Version: 1.17
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 11/18/2010
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
Patch Publication Date: 2/6/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/5/2010
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2010-4637
BID: 44704