WordPress Plugin Yoast Google Analytics 3.2.4 - 404 Error Page Cross-Site Scripting

EDB-ID:

33390

CVE:

N/A


Author:

intern0t

Type:

webapps


Platform:

PHP

Date:

2009-12-04


source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37209/info

Yoast Google Analytics for WordPress Plugin is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

This issue affects version 3.2.4 of the plugin. 

http://www.example.com/wp/?s=</script><script>alert(0)</script>
http://www.example.com/wp/?s=");alert(0);document.write("