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Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in WP-Ajax-Recent-Posts

Advisory ID:HTB22951
Product:WP-Ajax-Recent-Posts
Vendor:QiQiBoY
Vulnerable Versions:1.0.1 and probably prior
Tested Version:1.0.1
Advisory Publication:April 12, 2011 [without technical details]
Vendor Notification:April 12, 2011
Public Disclosure:April 26, 2011
Vulnerability Type:Cross-Site Scripting [CWE-79]
Risk Level:Medium
CVSSv2 Base Score:4.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Discovered and Provided:High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab
 

Advisory Details:

High-Tech Bridge SA Security Research Lab has discovered vulnerability in WP-Ajax-Recent-Posts which could be exploited to perform cross-site scripting attacks.

1) Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WP-Ajax-Recent-Posts
The vulnerability exists due to input sanitation error in the "number" parameter in function.php. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the vulnerable script and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user`s browser in context of the vulnerable website.
Exploitation example:
http://[host]/?action=wpAjaxRecentPosts&number=1%27%29%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealer t%28123%29;%3C/script%3E

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Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches or other solutions. The vendor was contacted in accordance to our Vendor Notification Policy but we didn't get any answer or feedback.


References:
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB22951 - https://www.immuniweb.com/advisory/HTB22951 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in WP-Ajax-Recent-Posts
[2] WP-Ajax-Recent-Posts - qiqiboy.com - WP Ajax Recent Posts is a WordPress plugin for displaying recent pictures.
[3] 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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