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TITLE:
WordPress Placester Plugin "ajax_action" Cross-Site Scripting
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA43967

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RELEASE DATE:
2011-04-05

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DESCRIPTION:
John Leitch has discovered a vulnerability in the Placester plugin
for WordPress, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct
cross-site scripting attacks.

Input passed via the "ajax_action" parameter to
wp-content/plugins/placester/admin/support_ajax.php is not properly
sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be exploited to
execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in
context of an affected site.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 0.1.0. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly sanitised.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
John Leitch, AutoSec Tools.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.autosectools.com/Advisories/WordPress.Placester.0.1.0_Reflected.Cross-site.Scripting_167.html

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DEEP LINKS:
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EXTENDED DESCRIPTION:
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EXTENDED SOLUTION:
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EXPLOIT:
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http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

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