CVE Request: XSS in Blubrry PowerPress Podcasting wordpress plugin Version 6.0.4

[Dis close <disclose () cybersecurityworks com>]

Hi,

Details
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# Title                       : Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Blubrry
PowerPress Podcasting wordpress plugin Version 6.0.4
# Affected Product  : Blubrry PowerPress Podcasting wordpress plugin
# Vendor Homepage   : https://wordpress.org/plugins/powerpress/developers/
# Vulnerability Type    : Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
# Risk                        : High
# POC URL               :
https://github.com/cybersecurityworks/Disclosed/issues/7
# Video URL               : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWMQSJvxDNE
# Status : Fixed

Description
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By exploiting a Cross-site scripting vulnerability the attacker can hijack
a logged in user’s session by stealing cookies. This means that the
malicious hacker can change the logged in user’s password and invalidate
the session of the victim while the hacker maintains access.

Technical Details
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   1. Logon into any wordpress application (localhost or public host)
   2. Modifying the value of tab variable in Blubrry PowerPress Version
   6.0.4
   3. Fill all the variables with
   *"></script><script>alert(document.cookie);</script>* payload and send
   the request to the server.
   4. Now, the added XSS payload will be echoed back from the server
   without validating the input even after wp-config.php file has been
   configured with XSS filter settings.

Advisory Timeline
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2015-09-04 – Discovered in Blubrry PowerPress Podcasting plugin 6.0.4
version. 2015-09-04 – Reported to plugins () wordpress org 2015-09-07 – Vendor
Responded, "Thank you for reporting this plugin. We're looking into it
right now." 2015-09-09 – Fixed in Blubrry PowerPress Podcasting plugin
6.0.5 version.

Fix
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https://github.com/cybersecurityworks/Disclosed/issues/7
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Cross-site_Scripting_(XSS)

Credits & Authors
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sathish () cybersecurityworks com from cybersecurityworks Pvt Ltd

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