WordPress Blubrry PowerPress 6.0 Cross Site Scripting

WordPress Blubrry PowerPress 6.0 Cross Site Scripting

Blubrry PowerPress 6.0 (WP WordPress Blubrry PowerPress 6.0 Cross Site Scripting

Blubrry PowerPress 6.0 (WP Plugin) - XSS
Advisory ID: RO-15-001
CVE ID: CVE-2015-1385
Severity: Medium
Vendor: Blubrry
Product: PowerPress WordPress Plugin
Version: 6.0


Overview #

A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Blubrry PowerPress WordPress Plugin version 6.0. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.


Vulnerability Details #

Affected Versions: 6.0 and earlier

Root Cause: Insufficient input validation and output encoding allows attackers to inject malicious scripts.


Exploitation Requirements #

No authentication required
Victim must visit a crafted URL or page

Impact #

Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability to:

Steal WordPress admin session cookies
Perform actions on behalf of admin users
Compromise the WordPress installation

Proof of Concept #

Details available upon request.


Solution #

Upgrade to a patched version of PowerPress that includes proper input sanitization and output encoding.


References #

CVE-2015-1385

Timeline:

[2015-01-01] - Discovered

Credits: Omar Kurt