DefenseCode WebScanner DAST Advisory WordPress User Access Manager Plugin Security Vulnerability Advisory ID: DC-2017-01-021 Advisory Title: WordPress User Access Manager Plugin Cross Site Scripting vulnerability Advisory URL: http://ift.tt/2r4RhPN Software: WordPress User Access Manager Software Language: PHP Version: 1.2.14 and below Vendor Status: Vendor contacted, vulnerability fixed Release Date: 20170510 Risk: Medium 1. General Overview =================== During the security audit of User Access Manager plugin for WordPress CMS, Cross Site Scripting vulnerability was discovered using DefenseCode WebScanner application security analysis platform. More information about WebScanner is available at URL: http://ift.tt/Vn2J4r 2. Software Overview =================== According to the developers, User Access Manager plugin can be used to manage the access to your posts, pages, categories and files. It has more than 40,000 downloads on wordpress.org. Homepage: http://ift.tt/1yendO2 3. Brief Vulnerability Description ================================== During the security analysis, WebScanner discovered Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in User Access Manager Plugin. The Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability can enable the attacker to construct the URL that contains malicious JavaScript code. If the administrator of the site makes a request to such an URL, the attacker's code will be executed, with unrestricted access to the WordPress site in question. The attacker can entice the administrator to visit the URL in various ways, including sending the URL by email, posting it as a part of the comment on the vulnerable site or another forum. Due to missing nonce token the vulnerability is also directly exposed to other, indirect, attack vectors. 3.1. Cross-Site Scripting Function: echo() Variable: $_GET['id'] Vulnerable URL: http://ift.tt/2r53HXM File: user-access-manager\tpl\adminGroup.php
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