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TITLE:
WordPress GD Star Rating Plugin "wpfn" Cross-Site Scripting
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA43403

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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http://secunia.com/advisories/43403/
Customer Area (Credentials Required)
https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=43403

RELEASE DATE:
2011-03-07

DISCUSS ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/43403/#comments

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DESCRIPTION:
High-Tech Bridge SA has discovered a vulnerability in the GD Star
Rating plugin for WordPress, which can be exploited by malicious
people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.

Input passed via the "wpfn" parameter to
wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/widgets/widget_top.php is not
properly sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be
exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's
browser session in context of an affected web site.

Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.9.7. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly sanitised.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
High-Tech Bridge SA

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
High-Tech Bridge SA (HTB22844):
http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/xss_in_gd_star_rating_wordpress_plugin.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

DEEP LINKS:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED DESCRIPTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED SOLUTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXPLOIT:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

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