WordPress Custom Map 1.1 Cross Site Scripting
Posted on 20 December 2017
Product: Custom Map WordPress Plugin - https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-map/ Vendor: webdesi9 Tested version: 1.1 CVE ID: CVE-2017-17744 ** CVE description ** A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the custom-map plugin through 1.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the map_id parameter to view/advancedsettings.php. ** Technical details ** In custom-map/view/advancedsettings.php:9, $_REQUEST['map_id'] is directly echoed back to user without proper sanitization. Vulnerable code: if(isset($_REQUEST['map_id'])) { echo $map_id=$_REQUEST['map_id']; https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-map/trunk/view/advancedsettings.php#L9 ** Proof of Concept ** http://<host>/wordpress/wp-admin/admin.php?page=custom_maps_advanced_settings&map_id=<script>alert(document.cookie);</script> ** Solution ** No fix available yet. ** Timeline ** 13/10/2017: vendor contacted through webform; no reply 17/10/2017: vendor contacted through webform; no reply 31/10/2017: vendor contacted through support@webdesi9.com; no reply 05/12/2017: vendor contacted through support@webdesi9.com; no reply 19/12/2017: report published ** Credits ** Vulnerability discovered by Nicolas Buzy-Debat working at Orange Cyberdefense Singapore (CERT-LEXSI). -- Best Regards, Nicolas Buzy-Debat Orange Cyberdefense Singapore (CERT-LEXSI) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ce message et ses pieces jointes peuvent contenir des informations confidentielles ou privilegiees et ne doivent donc pas etre diffuses, exploites ou copies sans autorisation. Si vous avez recu ce message par erreur, veuillez le signaler a l'expediteur et le detruire ainsi que les pieces jointes. Les messages electroniques etant susceptibles d'alteration, Orange decline toute responsabilite si ce message a ete altere, deforme ou falsifie. Merci. This message and its attachments may contain confidential or privileged information that may be protected by law; they should not be distributed, used or copied without authorisation. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender and delete this message and its attachments. As emails may be altered, Orange is not liable for messages that have been modified, changed or falsified. Thank you.
