Opened 19 years ago
Closed 19 years ago
#4811 closed defect (bug) (fixed)
CSRF & XSS on some importers
| Reported by: | xknown | Owned by: | |
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| Priority: | high | Milestone: | 2.3 |
| Component: | Security | Version: | 2.3 |
| Severity: | major | Keywords: | has-patch commit |
| Cc: | Focuses: |
Description
On trunk, Ultimate Tag Warrior and Category to Tag Converter are vulnerable to CSRF and XSS.
Proof of Concepts
- CSRF: Convert all categories to tags without user confirmation. http://localhost/wp/wp-admin/admin.php?import=wp-cat2tag&step=4
- XSS: Someone has commited code to debug wp-cat2tag converter:
echo '<!--'; print_r($_POST); print_r($_GET); echo '-->';
It allows XSS attacks:http://localhost/wp/wp-admin/admin.php?import=wp-cat2tag&--><script>alert(/XSS/)</script>
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Avoid CSRF and XSS on some importers