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Twitter Feed for WordPress Plugin 'url' Parameter XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 51096

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Synopsis

The remote web server hosts a PHP script that is prone to a cross- site scripting attack.

Description

The version of the Twitter Feed for WordPress plugin installed on the remote host does not sanitize input to the 'url' parameter of the 'magpie/scripts/magpie_debug.php' script before using it to generate dynamic HTML.

An attacker can leverage this issue to inject arbitrary HTML or script code into a user's browser to be executed within the security context of the affected site.

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.0 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 51096

File Name: wp_twitter_feed_url_xss.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: remote

Published: 12/9/2010

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress, cpe:/a:pleer:wp-twitter-feed

Required KB Items: installed_sw/WordPress, www/PHP

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/7/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/7/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-4825

BID: 45294

CWE: 20, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 74, 750, 751, 79, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990