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TITLE:
WordPress WP-PostRatings Plugin "[ratings]" Shortcode SQL Injection
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA46328

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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http://secunia.com/advisories/46328/
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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=46328

RELEASE DATE:
2011-10-23

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been discovered in the WP-PostRatings plugin for
WordPress, which can be exploited by malicious users to conduct SQL
injection attacks.

Input passed via the "id" attribute of the "[ratings]" shortcode when
creating posts is not properly sanitised in
wp-content/plugins/wp-postratings/wp-postratings.php before being
used in SQL queries. This can be exploited to manipulate SQL queries
by injecting arbitrary SQL code.

Successful exploitation requires the "Author" role.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.50 and reported in
version 1.61. Prior versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 1.62.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
WP-PostRatings:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-postratings/changelog/
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/430970/wp-postratings/trunk/wp-postratings.php?old=355076&old_path=wp-postratings%2Ftrunk%2Fwp-postratings.php

OTHER REFERENCES:
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EXPLOIT:
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