Multiple Vulnerabilities in WP-StarsRateBox

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Advisory ID:	HTB22934
Product:	WP-StarsRateBox wordpress plugin
Vendor:	www.starsrate.com
Vulnerable Versions:	1.1 and probably prior
Tested Version:	1.1
Advisory Publication:	April 5, 2011 [without technical details]
Vendor Notification:	April 5, 2011
Public Disclosure:	April 19, 2011
Vulnerability Type:	Cross-Site Scripting [CWE-79] SQL Injection [CWE-89]
Risk Level:	High

CVSSv2 Base Scores:	4.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Discovered and Provided:	High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab
Advisory Details:
High-Tech Bridge SA Security Research Lab has discovered multiple vulnerabilities in WP-StarsRateBox WordPress Plugin which could be exploited to perform cross-site scripting and SQL injection attacks. 1) Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WP-StarsRateBox The vulnerability exists due to input sanitation error in the "q" parameter in wp-content/plugins/wp-starsratebox/wp-starsratebox.php. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the vulnerable script and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user`s browser in context of the vulnerable website. Exploitation examples: http://[host]/wp-content/plugins/wp-starsratebox/wp-starsratebox.php?p=1&j=1 &q=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28d ocument.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E http://[host]/wp-content/plugins/wp-starsra tebox/wp-starsratebox.ph p?check=1&q=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E http://[ho st]/wp-content/plugins/w p-starsratebox/wp-starsratebox.php?opinion_check=1&q=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28doc ument.cookie%29;%3C/scri pt%3E http://[host]/wp-content/plugins/wp-starsratebox/wp-starsratebox.php? opinion=1&q=%3Cscript%3E alert%28document.cookie%29;%3C/script%3E 2) SQL injection vulnerability in WP-StarsRateBox The vulnerability exists due to input sanitation errors in the "j" parameter in wp-content/plugins/wp-starsratebox/wp-starsratebox.php. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the vulnerable script and execute arbitrary SQL commands in application`s database. Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to read, modify, add or delete arbitrary data in the database. Exploitation example: http://[host]/wp-content/plugins/wp-starsratebox/wp-starsratebox.php?p=1&j=S QL_CODE_HERE
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Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches or other solutions. The vendor was contacted in accordance to our Vendor Notification Policy but we didn't get any answer or feedback.

References:
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB22934 - https://www.immuniweb.com/advisory/HTB22934 - Multiple Vulnerabilities in WP-StarsRateBox [2] WP-StarsRateBox - www.starsrate.com - This WordPress plugin provides an AJAX Stars Rate Box with slide down effect and opinions collect system. [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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