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Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in qTranslate WordPress Plugin
| Advisory ID: | HTB23265 |
| Product: | qTranslate WordPress plugin |
| Vendor: | Qian Qin |
| Vulnerable Versions: | 2.5.39 and probably prior |
| Tested Version: | 2.5.39 |
| Advisory Publication: | July 1, 2015 [without technical details] |
| Vendor Notification: | July 1, 2015 |
| Public Disclosure: | July 29, 2015 |
| Latest Update: | July 29, 2015 |
| Vulnerability Type: | Cross-Site Scripting [CWE-79] |
| CVE Reference: | CVE-2015-5535 |
| Risk Level: | Medium |
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| CVSSv2 Base Score: | 4.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) |
| Discovered and Provided: | High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab |
| Advisory Details: | |
High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab discovered vulnerability in qTranslate WordPress plugin, which can be exploited to perform Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks against website administrators. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to gain complete control over the web application, if the victim visits a malicious page with XSS exploit. This vulnerability can also be used to perform drive-by-download or phishing attacks against website administrators. | |
| Solution: | |
| Disclosure timeline: 2015-07-01 Vendor notified via email, no reply. 2015-07-10 Vendor notified via emails and support thread on the WordPress plugin page, no reply. 2015-07-17 Vendor notified via emails, no reply. 2015-07-28 Fix requested via emails, no reply. 2015-07-29 Public disclosure. Currently we are not aware of any official solution from the vendor. As at temporary solution we strongly recommend disabling the vulnerable plugin. | |
References: | |
| [1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB23265 - https://www.immuniweb.com/advisory/HTB23265 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in qTranslate WordPress Plugin. [2] qTranslate WordPress plugin - http://www.qianqin.de/ - qTranslate makes creation of multilingual content as easy as working with a single language. [3] Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) - http://cve.mitre.org/ - international in scope and free for public use, CVE® is a dictionary of publicly known information security vulnerabilities and exposures. [4] Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) - http://cwe.mitre.org - targeted to developers and security practitioners, CWE is a formal list of software weakness types. [5] ImmuniWeb® - Leveraging the power of machine-learning and genius of human brain to deliver the most advanced web application security and penetration testing. [6] ImmuniWeb® SSLScan - Test your servers for security and compliance with PCI DSS, HIPAA and NIST. | |
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