WordPress Plugin Featurific For WordPress 1.6.2 - 'snum' Cross-Site Scripting

EDB-ID:

36339


Author:

Amir

Type:

webapps


Platform:

PHP

Date:

2011-11-23


source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50779/info

Featurific For WordPress plugin for WordPress 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.

Featurific For WordPress 1.6.2 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

UPDATE April 18, 2012: Further reports indicate this issue may not be a vulnerability; the issue can not be exploited as described. 

http://www.example.com/[path]/wp-content/plugins/featurific-for-wordpress/cached_image.php?snum=[xss]