Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WordPress 2.3.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) inviteemail parameter in an invite action to wp-admin/users.php and the (2) to parameter in a sent action to wp-admin/invites.php.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 2
- WordPress Core 2.3.2 - '/wp-admin/users.php?inviteemail' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-31356 · webapps · Mar 7, 2008 · verified
- WordPress Core 2.3.2 - '/wp-admin/invites.php?to' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-31357 · webapps · Mar 7, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20080307 WordPress Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities mailing-list
- http://www.hackerscenter.com/index.php?/Latest-posts/114-WordPress-Multiple-Cross-Site-Scripting-Vulnerabilities.html?id=114
- wordpress-users-xss(41055) vdb-entry
- wordpress-invites-xss(41056) vdb-entry
- 28139 vdb-entry
- 3732 third-party-advisory
- 1019564 vdb-entry