Wordpress BulletProof Security 53.3 Cross Site Scripting
Posted on 14 May 2016
Information -------------------- Advisory by Netsparker Name: Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities in BulletProof Security Affected Software : BulletProof Security Affected Versions: v53.3 and possibly below Vendor Homepage : https://wordpress.org/plugins/bulletproof-security/ Vulnerability Type : Cross-site Scripting Severity : Important Status : Fixed Netsparker Advisory Reference : NS-16-004 Technical Details -------------------- Proof of Concept URLs for XSS vulnerabilities in BulletProof Security v53.3: URL /wordpress/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bulletproof-security/admin/security-log/security-log.php Parameter Name user-agent-ignore Parameter Type POST Attack Pattern '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x001E32)</scRipt> For more information on cross-site scripting vulnerabilities read the article Cross-site Scripting (XSS). Advisory Timeline -------------------- 15 Mar 2016 - First Contact 23 Mar 2016 - Vendor Fixed 09 May 2016 - Advisory Released Solution -------------------- Update the plugni. Credits & Authors -------------------- These issues have been discovered by Omar Kurt while testing Netsparker Web Application Security Scanner. About Netsparker -------------------- Netsparker web application security scanners find and report security flaws and vulnerabilities such as SQL Injection and Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in all websites and web applications, regardless of the platform and technology they are built on. Netsparker scanning engine’s unique detection and exploitation techniques allow it to be dead accurate in reporting vulnerabilities. The Netsparker web application security scanner is available in two editions; Netsparker Desktop and Netsparker Cloud. Visit our website https://www.netsparker.com for more information. Onur Yılmaz - National General Manager Netsparker Web Application Security Scanner T: +90 (0)554 873 0482
