Vulnerability ID: HTB22861 Reference: http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/xss_in_question_and_answer_forum_wordpress_plugin.html Product: Question and Answer Forum wordpress plugin Vendor: David Woodford ( hhttp://trevorpythag.co.uk ) Vulnerable Version: 1.2.4 Vendor Notification: 15 February 2011 Vulnerability Type: XSS (Cross Site Scripting) Status: Fixed by Vendor Risk level: Medium Credit: High-Tech Bridge SA - Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing (http://www.htbridge.ch/) Vulnerability Details: The vulnerability exists due to failure in the "/wp-content/plugins/question-and-answer-forum/askquestionform.php" script to properly sanitize user-supplied input in "title" variable. User can execute arbitrary JavaScript code within the vulnerable application. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in a compromise of the application, theft of cookie-based authentication credentials, disclosure or modification of sensitive data. The following PoC is available:
Solution: Upgrade to the most recent version