# Vulnerability: Wordpress plugin Buddypress <= 1.9.1 stored xss
# Date: 13/02/2014
# Author: Pietro Oliva
# Vendor Homepage:http://buddypress.org
# Software Link:http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/buddypress.1.9.1.zip
# Version: 1.9.1
# CVE : [CVE-2014-1888]
# Responsibly disclosed and patched in version 1.9.2
During the group creation process in Buddypress it's possible to
inject javascript code into the name field in the form at
http://example.com/groups/create/step/group-details/as for instance:
name" onmouseover="alert('xss').
To test this vulnerability you have reproduce the following steps:
1) create a group named as follows: name" onmouseover="alert('xss')
2) visiting this
url:http://example.com/groups/create/step/group-details/causes the
alert to show on mouse over the group name field
-Pietro Oliva-