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Twitter Feed for WordPress Plugin 'url' Parameter XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 51096
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Synopsis
The remote web server hosts a PHP script that is prone to a cross- site scripting attack.Description
The version of the Twitter Feed for WordPress plugin installed on the remote host does not sanitize input to the 'url' parameter of the 'magpie/scripts/magpie_debug.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
Upgrade to version 1.0 or later.Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 51096
File Name: wp_twitter_feed_url_xss.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 12/9/2010
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:pleer:wp-twitter-feed, cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress
Required KB Items: installed_sw/WordPress, www/PHP
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/7/2010
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/7/2010
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2010-4825
BID: 45294