WordPress Symposium 14.05.02 Cross Site Scripting
Posted on 17 December 2015
Plugin Name : WP Symposium Effected Version : 14.05.02 (and most probably lower version's if any) Vulnerability : A3-Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Identified by : Madhu Akula Technical Details Minimum Level of Access Required : Unauthenticated PoC - (Proof of Concept) : The following fields put the payload as below http://localhost/wp-admin/admin.php?page=symposium_settings.php wps_time_out = “><script>alert(1)</script> wps_js_file = “><script>alert(2)</script> img_path = “><script>alert(3)</script> Video Demonstration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T_2-s2AMY0 Impact : Multiple Cross Site Scripting vulnerabilities Fixed in : No update Disclosure Timeline Vendor Contacted : 2014-08-01 Plugin Status : No Change on 2014-08-02 Public Disclosure : October 3, 2015 CVE Number : Not assigned yet Plugin Description : WP Symposium turns a WordPress website into a Social Network! It is a WordPress plugin that provides a forum, activity (similar to Facebook wall), member directory, private mail, notification panel, chat windows, profile page, social widgets, activity alerts, RSS activity feeds, Groups, Events, Gallery, Facebook Connect and Mobile support! You simply choose which you want to activate! Certain features are optional to members to protect their privacy.
