WordPress Plugin RSS Feed Reader 0.1 - 'rss_url' Cross-Site Scripting

EDB-ID:

35261




Platform:

PHP

Date:

2011-01-23


source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45997/info

The RSS Feed Reader 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 can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

RSS Feed Reader WordPress Plugin 0.1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected. 

http://www.example.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/rss-feed-reader/magpie/scripts/magpie_slashbox.php?rss_url=%3Cscript%3Ealert(0)%3C/script%3E