Persistent Cross-Site Scripting in All in One SEO Pack WordPress Plugin

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Persistent Cross-Site Scripting in All in One SEO Pack WordPress Plugin
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David Vaartjes, July 2016

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Abstract
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A stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability was found in the Bot Blocker
functionality of the All in One SEO Pack WordPress Plugin (1+ million
active installs). This issue allows an attacker to perform a wide
variety of actions, such as stealing Administrators' session tokens, or
performing arbitrary actions on their behalf.

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Tested versions
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This issue was successfully tested on the All in One SEO Pack WordPress
Plugin version 2.3.6.1.

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Fix
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This issue has been fixed in version 2.3.7 of the plugin.

Free version https://wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack/
Pro version https://semperplugins.com/all-in-one-seo-pack-pro-version/

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Details
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https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/persistent_cross_site_scripting_in_all_in_one_seo_pack_wordpress_plugin.html