Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in edit-post.php in the Flexible Custom Post Type plugin before 0.1.7 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the id parameter.
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.
Exploit-DB 1
- WordPress Plugin Flexible Custom Post Type - 'id' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-36317 · webapps · Nov 17, 2011 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- WordPress Plugin Flexible Custom Post Type < 0.1.7 - Cross-Site Scripting http/cves/2011/CVE-2011-5106.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- flexiblecustomposttype-editpost-xss(71415) vdb-entry
- 50719 vdb-entry
- 20111116 wordpress Flexible Custom Post Type plugin Xss Vulnerabilities mailing-list
- http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/flexible-custom-post-type/changelog/
- http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=466252%40flexible-custom-post-type&old=465583%40flexible-custom-post-type