WordPress AdRotate third party plugin version 3.7.3.5 suffers from multiple cross site scripting vulnerabilities.
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Title:
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AdRotate v3.7.3.5 Wordpress - Multiple Web Vulnerabilities
Date:
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2012-08-20
References:
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http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=690
VL-ID:
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690
Common Vulnerability Scoring System:
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2.5
Introduction:
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AdRotate - The very best way of putting ads on your website. As many as you want... Make making money easy!
Get the most intuitive ad manager and start making money with your website. Add and manage the ads from the
dashboard and show a random banner, or multiple, on your site. The plugin supports unlimited groups for banners
allowing to tie certain banners to different areas of the website. Easy management from the dashboard allows you
to quickly oversee, add and edit banner code or renew/delete and add new ads. Previewing of banners when editing them.
And even some statistical values. Receive a periodic email when banners are (about to) expire(d) informing you to take action.
(Copy of the Vendor Homepage: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/adrotate/ )
Abstract:
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The Vulnerability Laboratory Research Team discovered multiple cross site vulnerabilities in the AdRotate v3.7.3.5 Wordpress Application Addon.
Report-Timeline:
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2012-08-20: Public or Non-Public Disclosure
Status:
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Published
Exploitation-Technique:
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Remote
Severity:
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Medium
Details:
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A persistent input validation vulnerability is detected in the AdRotate Wordpress Application Addon.
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to hijack website customer, moderator or admin sessions with medium or high required user inter
action. The bugs are located in server side in the addnew and manage module with the bound vulnerable title parameters.
Successful exploitation can result in wordpress application account steal, client side phishing & client-side content request manipulation.
Exploitation requires medium or high user inter action & without privileged web application user account.
Vulnerable Module(s):
[+] Add New
[+] Manage
Vulnerable Parameter(s):
[+] Title
Proof of Concept:
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The persistent cross site scripting vulnerabilities can be exploited by remote attackers with medium or high required
user inter action and with low privileged user account. For demonstration or reproduce ...
Review: adrotateindex title - Listing
<tr id="adrotateindex" class="alternate row_error">
<th class="check-column"><input name="errorbannercheck[]" value="1" type="checkbox"></th>
<td><center>1</center></td>
<td>August 16, 2012</td>
<td><span style="color: #009900;">November 08, 2012</span></td>
<td><strong><a class="row-title" href="http://173.0.61.44/video/wp-admin/admin.php?page=adrotate&
view=edit&ad=1" title="Edit">"><[PERSISTENT INJECTED SCRIPT CODE!]")' <<="" a=""></strong>
- <a
href="http://173.0.61.44/video/wp-admin/admin.php?page=adrotate&view=report&ad=1"
title="Report">Report</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</form>
<h3>Active Ads</h3>
Reference(s):
http://site.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=adrotate&view=addnew
http://site.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=adrotate&view=manage
Risk:
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The vulnerability can be patched by parsing the vulnerable title application parameter and affected output listing.
Credits:
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Vulnerability Laboratory [Research Team] - Benjamin Kunz Mejri (bkm@vulnerability-lab.com)
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