The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers). An example of a network attack is an attacker causing a denial of service by sending a specially crafted TCP packet across a wide area network (e.g., CVE-2004-0230).
Attack Complexity
Low
AC
The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Privileges Required
None
PR
The attacker is unauthenticated prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files of the vulnerable system to carry out an attack.
Scope
Unchanged
S
An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In the case of a vulnerability in a virtualized environment, an exploited vulnerability in one guest instance would not affect neighboring guest instances.
Confidentiality
None
C
There is no impact on the confidentiality of the system; the attacker does not gain the ability to read any data.
Integrity
Low
I
Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over what can be modified, or the extent of what the attacker can affect is limited. The data modified does not have a direct, serious impact on the system.
Availability
None
A
There is no impact on the availability of the system; the attacker does not have the ability to disrupt access to or use of the system.
WordPress Simple Slideshow Manager 2.2 Cross Site Scripting DefenseCode ThunderScan SAST Advisory
WordPress Simple Slideshow Manager Plugin
Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Advisory ID: DC-2017-02-016
Advisory Title: WordPress Simple Slideshow Manager Plugin Multiple
Vulnerabilities
Advisory URL: http://www.defensecode.com/advisories.php
Software: WordPress Simple Slideshow Manager Plugin
Language: PHP
Version: 2.2 and below
Vendor Status: Vendor contacted, update released
Release Date: 2017/05/29
Risk: Medium
1. General Overview
===================
During the security audit of Simple Slideshow Manager plugin for
WordPress CMS, multiple vulnerabilities were discovered using
DefenseCode ThunderScan application source code security analysis
platform.
More information about ThunderScan is available at URL:
http://www.defensecode.com
2. Software Overview
====================
According to the plugin developers, Simple Slideshow Manager is "The
easy and best slideshow manager plugin where you can create any number
of slideshow. Can have any number of video or image slides, Enjoy
displaying slideshow using widgets, shortcodes or php codes." It has
more than 9,000 active installs according to wordpress.org.
Homepage:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-slideshow-manager/
http://www.acurax.com/products/simple-slideshow-manager/
3. Vulnerability Description
==================================
During the security analysis, ThunderScan discovered
Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities in Simple Slideshow Manager
WordPress plugin.
The Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities can enable the attacker to
construct the URL that contains malicious JavaScript code. If the
administrator of the site makes a request to such an URL, the
attacker's code will be executed, with unrestricted access to the
WordPress site in question. The attacker can entice the administrator
to visit the URL in various ways, including sending the URL by email,
posting it as a part of the comment on the vulnerable site or another
forum.
In the specific case of the second Cross-Site scripting vulnerability
(3.2), some modern browsers URL encode the < and > characters. The
easiest way to reproduce the vulnerability is to use Internet
Explorer, or older version of some other browser.
3.1. Cross-Site Scripting
Function: echo
Variable: $_GET['name']
Sample URL:
http://www.vulnerablesite.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=Acurax-Slideshow-Add-Images&name="></script><script>alert(42)</script>
File: simple-slideshow-manager\includes\option_fields.php
---------
1276 $acx_selected_gallery_name = trim($_GET['name']);
...
1282 <input type = "text" autocomplete="off" id = "rename" name =
"rename" class="field" value="<?php echo $acx_selected_gallery_name;
?>" onblur="if (this.value == '') {this.value = '<?php echo
$acx_selected_gallery_name; ?>';}" onfocus="if (this.value == '<?php
echo $acx_selected_gallery_name; ?>') {this.value = '';}" />
---------
3.2. Cross-Site Scripting
Function: echo
Variable: $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']
Sample URL:
http://www.vulnerablesite.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=Acurax-Slideshow-Add-Images&name="></script><script>alert(42)</script>
File: simple-slideshow-manager\includes\option_fields.php
---------
1284 <input type = "hidden" id = "url" name = "url" value = "<?php
echo str_replace( '%7E', '~', $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']); ?>"/>
---------
4. Solution
===========
Vendor resolved the security issues after we reported the
vulnerabilities. All users are strongly advised to update WordPress
Simple Slideshow Manager plugin to the latest available version.
5. Credits
==========
Discovered with DefenseCode ThunderScan source code security analyzer
by Neven Biruski.
6. Disclosure Timeline
======================
2017/03/28 Vendor contacted
2017/04/06 Update released
2017/05/29 Advisory released to the public
7. About DefenseCode
====================
DefenseCode L.L.C. delivers products and services designed to analyze
and test web, desktop and mobile applications for security
vulnerabilities.
DefenseCode ThunderScan is a SAST (Static Application Security
Testing, WhiteBox Testing) solution for performing extensive security
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accurate analyses of large and complex source code projects delivering
precise results and low false positive rate.
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Testing, BlackBox Testing) solution for comprehensive security audits
of active web applications. WebScanner will test a website's security
by carrying out a large number of attacks using the most advanced
techniques, just as a real attacker would.
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