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Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in WPTouch Wordpress Plugin

Advisory ID:HTB22698
Product:WPTouch Wordpress Plugin
Vendor:BraveNewCode Inc
Vulnerable Versions:1.9.19.4 and probably prior
Tested Version:1.9.19.4
Advisory Publication:November 16, 2010 [without technical details]
Vendor Notification:November 16, 2010
Public Disclosure:November 30, 2010
Vulnerability Type:Cross-Site Scripting [CWE-79]
CVE Reference:CVE-2010-4779
Risk Level:Medium
CVSSv2 Base Score:4.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Solution Status:Fixed by Vendor
Discovered and Provided:High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab
 

Advisory Details:

High-Tech Bridge SA Security Research Lab has discovered vulnerability in WPTouch Wordpress Plugin which could be exploited to perform cross-site scripting attacks.

1) Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WPTouch Wordpress Plugin: CVE-2010-4779
The vulnerability exists due to input sanitation error in the "wptouch_settings" parameter in /lib/includes/auth.inc.php. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the /wp-content/plugins/wptouch/include/adsense-new.php script and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user`s browser in context of the vulnerable website.
Exploitation example:
http://[host]/wp-content/plugins/wptouch/include/adsense-new.php?wptouch_set tings[adsense-id]=%27,};//--%3E%3C/script%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28%27XSS%27%29 ;%3C/script%3E%3C!--

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References:
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB22698 - https://www.immuniweb.com/advisory/HTB22698 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in WPTouch Wordpress Plugin
[2] WPTouch Wordpress Plugin - bravenewcode.com - WPTouch is a rich mobile theme for iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry, Palm OS and Samsung touch mobile visitors.
[3] Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) - http://cve.mitre.org/ - international in scope and free for public use, CVE® is a dictionary of publicly known information security vulnerabilities and exposures.
[4] Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) - http://cwe.mitre.org - targeted to developers and security practitioners, CWE is a formal list of software weakness types.

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