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Secunia Security Advisory 46432

Secunia Security Advisory 46432
Posted Oct 13, 2011
Authored by Secunia | Site secunia.com

Secunia Security Advisory - High-Tech Bridge SA has discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the Pretty Link plugin for WordPress, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.

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Secunia Security Advisory 46432

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TITLE:
WordPress Pretty Link Plugin Multiple Cross-Site Scripting
Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA46432

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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http://secunia.com/advisories/46432/
Customer Area (Credentials Required)
https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=46432

RELEASE DATE:
2011-10-13

DISCUSS ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/46432/#comments

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http://secunia.com/advisories/46432/

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DESCRIPTION:
High-Tech Bridge SA has discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the
Pretty Link plugin for WordPress, which can be exploited by malicious
people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.

1) Input passed via the "min_date" parameter to
wp-content/plugins/pretty-link/classes/views/prli-clicks/head.php,
the "message" parameter to
wp-content/plugins/pretty-link/classes/views/prli-dashboard-widget/widget.php,
the "errors[]" parameter to
wp-content/plugins/pretty-link/classes/views/shared/errors.php, and
the "page_first_record", "page_last_record", "record_count",
"controller_file", and "page_params" parameters to
wp-content/plugins/pretty-link/classes/views/shared/table-nav.php is
not properly sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be
exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's
browser session in context of an affected site.

2) Input passed via various parameters to
wp-content/plugins/pretty-link/classes/views/prli-links/form.php is
not properly sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be
exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's
browser session in context of an affected site.

Examples:
http://[host]/wp-content/plugins/pretty-link/classes/views/prli-links/form.php?prli_blogurl=[script]
http://[host]/wp-content/plugins/pretty-link/classes/views/prli-links/form.php?values[slug]=[script]
http://[host]/wp-content/plugins/pretty-link/classes/views/prli-links/form.php?values[redirect_type][307]=[script]

Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.

The vulnerabilities are confirmed in version 1.4.56. Other versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly sanitised.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
High-Tech Bridge SA

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_pretty_link_wordpress_plugin.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/

DEEP LINKS:
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http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/

EXTENDED DESCRIPTION:
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EXTENDED SOLUTION:
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http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/

EXPLOIT:
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http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/

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