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HistoryDec 01, 2010 - 12:00 a.m.

XSS in WPTouch wordpress plugin

2010-12-0100:00:00
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Vulnerability ID: HTB22698
Reference: http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/xss_in_wptouch_wordpress_plugin.html
Product: WPTouch wordpress plugin
Vendor: BraveNewCode Inc ( http://www.bravenewcode.com/ )
Vulnerable Version: 1.9.19.4
Vendor Notification: 16 November 2010
Vulnerability Type: XSS (Cross Site Scripting)
Status: Not Fixed, Vendor Alerted, Awaiting Vendor Response
Risk level: Medium
Credit: High-Tech Bridge SA - Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing (http://www.htbridge.ch/)

Vulnerability Details:
User can execute arbitrary JavaScript code within the vulnerable application.

The vulnerability exists due to failure in the "/lib/includes/auth.inc.php" script to properly sanitize user-supplied input in "wptouch_settings" variable when register_globals is On. 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:

http://[host]/wp-content/plugins/wptouch/include/adsense-new.php?wptouch_settings[adsense-id]=%27,};//–%3E%3C/script%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28%27XSS%27%29;%3C/script%3E%3C!–