Copy or Move Comments < 1.0.1 - Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection

2015-06-16 00:00
Kenneth Jepsen

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 1.0.1
Affected PluginCopy or Move Comments
Affected Version< 1.0.1
CVSS8.8High
CVEN/A
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Vulnerability Overview

The Copy or Move Comments plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via several parameters in versions up to, and including, 1.0.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. The plugin is also vulnerable to time-based blind SQL Injection via the ‘source_post’ and ‘target_post’ parameters due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.0.1, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')) The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

External References

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